aventón

Spanish

Etymology

From aventar +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abenˈton/ [a.β̞ẽn̪ˈt̪õn]
  • Audio (Costa Rica):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: a‧ven‧tón

Noun

aventón m (plural aventones)

  1. (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Chile) ride, lift
    Synonyms: (El Salvador) rai, (Mexico) raite
    dar un aventón ― to give a ride
    ¿Le puedes dar un aventón? ― Can you give her a ride?
  2. (Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru) push
    Synonym: empujón

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