agguantare
Meaning
- (transitive) to catch, to grab
- (informal, transitive) to hit
- (transitive) to stop paying out or hauling in (a cable) while keeping it under tension
- (intransitive) to stop the motion of a rowboat by pushing an oar against the water
Synonyms
Translations
Hyphenated as
ag‧guan‧tà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aɡ.ɡwanˈta.re/
Etymology
From a- (“to”) + guant(o) (“glove”) + -are (1ˢᵗ conjugation verbal suffix).
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