amartillar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ martillo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /amaɾtiˈʝaɾ/ [a.maɾ.t̪iˈʝaɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /amaɾtiˈʝaɾ/ [a.maɾ.t̪iˈʝaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /amaɾtiˈʎaɾ/ [a.maɾ.t̪iˈʎaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /amaɾtiˈʃaɾ/ [a.maɾ.t̪iˈʃaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /amaɾtiˈʒaɾ/ [a.maɾ.t̪iˈʒaɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to hammer

   Synonym: martillar

2. (transitive) to cock (a gun)
3. to ensure

Further reading

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