aguaitar

From a- +‎ guaitar, borrowed from Frankish *wahtōn, *wahtjan (“to watch, guard”), derivative of *wahta (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be fresh, cheerful, awake”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.ɣwəjˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.ɣwajˈtaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

aguaitar (first-person singular present aguaito, first-person singular preterite aguaití, past participle aguaitat)

1. to pay attention
2. to spy on, to prowl
3. to observe

• → Spanish: aguaitar

• “aguaitar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Borrowed from Catalan aguaitar.

• IPA^(key): /aɡwaiˈtaɾ/ [a.ɣ̞wai̯ˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧guai‧tar

aguaitar (first-person singular present aguaito, first-person singular preterite aguaité, past participle aguaitado)

1. to pay attention, take care

   Synonyms: cuidar, guardar

2. to look

   Synonym: mirar

3. to spy on

   Synonyms: espiar, cachar

4. to observe

   Synonym: observar

5. (Latin America) to wait

   Synonyms: esperar, aguardar

• “aguaitar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024