ayuntar

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish ayunto, from Latin adiunctus, ad- + iūnctus; see junto.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /aʝunˈtaɾ/ [a.ʝũn̪ˈt̪aɾ] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /aʃunˈtaɾ/ [a.ʃũn̪ˈt̪aɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /aʒunˈtaɾ/ [a.ʒũn̪ˈt̪aɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧yun‧tar

Verb

ayuntar (first-person singular present ayunto, first-person singular preterite ayunté, past participle ayuntado)

  1. (obsolete) to join, to gather
    Synonym: juntar
  2. (obsolete, reflexive) to have sexual intercourse

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