atortar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ torta +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /atoɾˈtaɾ/ [a.t̪oɾˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧tor‧tar

Verb

atortar (first-person singular present atorto, first-person singular preterite atorté, past participle atortado) (colloquial)

  1. (intransitive, pronominal, Honduras, El Salvador) to sit comfortably
  2. (transitive, Honduras, El Salvador) to flunk, fail (a student)
  3. (transitive, El Salvador) to humiliate (someone)

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