apoyatura

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian appoggiatura.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /apoʝaˈtuɾa/ [a.po.ʝaˈt̪u.ɾa] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /apoʃaˈtuɾa/ [a.po.ʃaˈt̪u.ɾa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /apoʒaˈtuɾa/ [a.po.ʒaˈt̪u.ɾa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: a‧po‧ya‧tu‧ra

Noun

apoyatura f (plural apoyaturas)

  1. (music) appoggiatura
  2. support
    Synonym: apoyo
    • 2015 November 2, “Inquietud en el seno del PSOE por la fuga de votos a Ciudadanos”, in El País‎[1]:
      Las propuestas y las políticas de Ciudadanos servirán de apoyatura para la estrategia de los socialistas.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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