estrecho

Meaning

Adj

1. narrow
2. tight
3. close, kin
4. close, intimate, strong
5. prudish, uptight, strict

Noun

strait

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of estrechar

estrechar

1. to narrow (make narrower)
2. to strengthen (relations, etc.)
3. to shake (the hand)

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Concepts

narrow

strait

tight

cramped

channel

sound

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straits

thin

close

intimate

narrow

parochial

barely

pointed

poky

poor

pressed

rigid

slim

small

stingy

together

with difficulty

pass

closed

compressed

defile

greedy

hardly

lean

mean

miserly

narrows

near

Synonyms

angosto

ajustado

delgado

paso

fino

estrecha

apretado

flaco

repleto

seno

tacaño

angostura

ceñido

cicatero

desfiladero

estreñido

mezquino

miserable

penosamente

penoso

agudo

galillo

apenas

avaro

cercano

cruel

economista

egoísta

Translations

stretto

estreito

schmal

eng

étroit

détroit

estret

nauw

Meerenge

smal

στενός

estrech

angustus

Straße

Hyphenated as

es‧tre‧cho

Pronounced as (IPA)

/esˈtɾet͡ʃo/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: estrecho

Inherited from Latin: strictus

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish estrecho, from Latin strictus. Doublet of estricto, which was borrowed from Latin.