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asiento

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Etymology

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Spanish asentardeverb.
Spanish asientobor.
English asiento

    Borrowed from Spanish asiento.

    Noun

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    asiento (plural asientos)

    1. A treaty or pact, in Spanish contexts.
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    Spanish

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /aˈsjento/ [aˈsjẽn̪.t̪o]
    • Audio (Colombia):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ento
    • Syllabification: a‧sien‧to

    Etymology 1

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      Deverbal from asentar.

      Noun

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      asiento m (plural asientos)

      1. seat
        Hyponym: silla
      2. sediment, deposit
      3. treaty, pact
      4. foundation
      5. register office, registry
      6. stability
      7. common sense
      8. (nautical) trim (manner in which a boat floats)
      Derived terms
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      Verb

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      asiento

      1. first-person singular present indicative of asentar

      Etymology 2

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      Verb

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      asiento

      1. first-person singular present indicative of asentir

      Further reading

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