aterrizar

Spanish

Etymology

a- +‎ tierra (“earth”) +‎ -izar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ateriˈθaɾ/ [a.t̪e.riˈθaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ateriˈsaɾ/ [a.t̪e.riˈsaɾ]

Verb

1. (intransitive) to land (e.g. an airplane)

   Antonym: despegar

2. (intransitive, figuratively, colloquial) to come back to reality, to stop dreaming

Derived terms

• aterrizaje

Related terms

• alunizar

Further reading

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