alquilar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From alquila (“alkyl”) +‎ -ar.

Verb

1. (organic chemistry) to alkylate (to add an alkyl group to a compound)

Etymology 2

From alquilé (“beast-of-burden rental”) +‎ -ar.

Verb

1. to rent or hire (a horse or person) for transportation

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Spanish

Etymology

From alquiler (“rent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alkiˈlaɾ/ [al.kiˈlaɾ]

Verb

1. (Spain, transitive) to rent

   Synonym: (Latin America) rentar

2. (Spain, transitive) to rent out something to someone

   Synonyms: (Latin America) rentar, (Latin America) arrendar

Derived terms

• alquilable
• alquilador

Related terms

• alquiler

Further reading

• “alquilar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014