agüero

See also: aguero, Agüero, and Aguero

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɡweɾo/ [aˈɣ̞we.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: a‧güe‧ro

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish aguero, from Latin augurium. Doublet of augurio, a borrowing from Latin.

Noun

agüero m (plural agüeros)

  1. augury, divination
  2. forecast, prediction
  3. omen
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 36:
      La Cuca es un pájaro de mal agüero que sólo vuela de noche. Su grito extraño y espantoso semeja el relincho-rebuzno de la mula, y en la casa donde lo hace oir, muere al poco tiempo una persona.
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

agüero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of agorar

Further reading

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