aguarrás

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin aqua rāsis (pitch water).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɡwaˈras/ [a.ɣ̞waˈras]
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  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: a‧gua‧rrás

Noun

aguarrás m (plural aguarrás)

  1. turpentine

Descendants

  • Tagalog: agwaras

References

  1. ^ aguarrás”, 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

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