ayuno
Meaning
-
fasting (not having eaten)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
a‧yu‧no
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈʝuno/
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish ayuno, from a Vulgar Latin *aiūnus < *iaiūnus, jajūnus, from Latin iēiūnus, from Proto-Italic *jagjūnos, itself from Proto-Indo-European *Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, adjectival form of *Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- (“to sacrifice”).
New
ayunar
to fast
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