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agasajar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Spanish gasajo (“social pleasure”), from Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌹 (*gasali, “company”), from *𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 (*gasalja, “companion”), from Proto-Germanic *gasaljô (“housemate, companion”).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /aɡasaˈxaɾ/ [a.ɣ̞a.saˈxaɾ]
    • Rhymes: -aɾ
    • Syllabification: a‧ga‧sa‧jar

    Verb

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    agasajar (first-person singular present agasajo, first-person singular preterite agasajé, past participle agasajado)

    1. (transitive) to wine and dine, treat lavishly
      • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 61:
        César y los suyos se acogeron al amparo de este poderoso señor, el cual los agasajó mucho, regalándoles, además, cuando dejaron sus dominios, buen número de piezas de oro y plata.
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    2. (transitive) to lavish, to spoil rotten

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