aguentar
Portuguese
/a.ɡwẽ.ˈta(ʁ)/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to bear, to put up with
- (intransitive) to hold out; to hold on
- (pronominal) to hold; to hold up
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian agguantare (catch, grab).
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
agguantare
Gloss
catch, grab
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- agguantare Italian
- guanto Italian
- riagguantare Italian
- aguanta Spanish, Castilian
- aguantar Spanish, Castilian
- *wendʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- aguantar Catalan, Valencian
- αγαντάρω Greek (modern)
- *want, *wantu Frankish