asa

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Meaning

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
a‧sa
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈa.zɐ/
Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese asa, from Latin ānsa (“handle”). Merged with Old Galician-Portuguese aa (“wing”), from Latin āla (“wing”). Cognate with Galician asa (“handle”) and Spanish asa (“handle”). Doublet of ansa.

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New
asar

to wing (to provide with wings)

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