aderezar

Spanish

Alternative forms

• adereçar (obsolete)

Etymology

From derezar, from Vulgar Latin *directiāre or *dērēctiāre, present active infinitive of *dērēctiō, from Latin dīrectus. Compare English address, Portuguese adereçar, French dresser, Italian drizzare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /adeɾeˈθaɾ/ [a.ð̞e.ɾeˈθaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /adeɾeˈsaɾ/ [a.ð̞e.ɾeˈsaɾ]

Verb

1. to dress, season (for cooking, etc.)
2. to spice up, adorn, bedeck

Related terms

• aderezo
• derezar
• enderezar
• derecho

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001