ayustar

Spanish

Etymology

Probably an adaptation of Catalan ajustar, from older justar, from Vulgar Latin *iuxtāre, from Latin iuxtā (near, close).[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /aʝusˈtaɾ/ [a.ʝusˈt̪aɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aʃusˈtaɾ/ [a.ʃusˈt̪aɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aʒusˈtaɾ/ [a.ʒusˈt̪aɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧yus‧tar

Verb

ayustar (first-person singular present ayusto, first-person singular preterite ayusté, past participle ayustado)

  1. (nautical, transitive) to splice (rope)

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