detentar

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dētentare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /detenˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧ten‧tar

Verb

detentar (first-person singular present detento, first-person singular preterite detenté, past participle detentado)

  1. to hold or retain
    Synonym: retener

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