mástil

Spanish

Etymology

From mástel, from maste, from Old French mast (modern mât), with influence from árbol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmastil/ [ˈmas.t̪il]
• Rhymes: -astil
• Syllabification: más‧til

Noun

mástil m (plural mástiles)

1. (nautical) mast (a tall, slim post or tower used to support the sails on a ship)

   Synonyms: palo, árbol

2. (music) neck (of guitar)

Further reading

• “mástil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10