apretura

Spanish

Etymology

apretar +‎ -ura

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apɾeˈtuɾa/ [a.pɾeˈt̪u.ɾa]

Noun

apretura f (plural apreturas)

1. squeeze (situation in which there are too many people, things, etc., in a small space)
2. fix; predicament (difficult situation)
3. conflict
4. poverty

Further reading

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