atajar

Spanish

verb

Definitions

(Latin America) to catch
(Spain) to stop
(Spain) to block
(Spain) to intercept
to take a short cut
to tackle deal with attempting to overcome a problem

Etymology

Affix from Spanish, Castilian tajar.

Origin

Spanish

tajar

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

taliare Latin
atajacaminos Spanish, Castilian
camino Spanish, Castilian
tajamar Spanish, Castilian
tajante Spanish, Castilian
tajar Spanish, Castilian
entalhar Portuguese
talhar Portuguese
tahal Cebuano
tallar Old Portuguese
taha Papiamentu