untar

Meaning

(transitive) to spread, to smear; to rub on (to distribute in a thin layer over)
(colloquial, transitive) to bribe (to ask a person to do something in exchange for a reward)
(reflexive) To get smeared

smear

rub on

grease the palm of

lay something out flat

make dirty

place on sale

oil grease palm

brush on

emplastar

meterse en discusiones

ensusiar

caltar

atoyar

ungir

doorsmeren

lubrificar

rebocar

Frequency

Hyphenated as

un‧tar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/unˈtaɾ/

Inherited from Old Spanish

Inherited from Latin

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish untar, from Late Latin unctāre, frequentative of Latin ungere (via its past participle unctus), from earlier unguere, from Proto-Italic *ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“anoint”).

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