alcayata

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Andalusian Arabic الخَيَاطَة, from Latin cāia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /alkaˈʝata/ [al.kaˈʝa.t̪a]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /alkaˈʃata/ [al.kaˈʃa.t̪a]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /alkaˈʒata/ [al.kaˈʒa.t̪a]

  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: al‧ca‧ya‧ta

Noun

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alcayata f (plural alcayatas)

  1. meat hook
  2. spike

Further reading

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