amenazar

Meaning

to threaten

Frequency

Hyphenated as

a‧me‧na‧zar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/amenaˈθaɾ/

Etymology

From amenaza (“threat”) + -ar. Alternatively, from a hypothetical Vulgar Latin *admināciāre (“to threaten”) < *mināciāre (“threaten”), from minācia (“threat”). Compare Catalan amenaçar, French menacer, Italian minacciare, Occitan amenaçar, Portuguese ameaçar, Romanian ameninţa, Sicilian amminazzari.