amordazar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ mordaza +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /amoɾdaˈθaɾ/ [a.moɾ.ð̞aˈθaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /amoɾdaˈsaɾ/ [a.moɾ.ð̞aˈsaɾ]

Verb

1. to gag
2. to muzzle

   Synonyms: callar, silenciar

Further reading

• “amordazar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28