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afuera.

out, outside

6 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adv/aˈfweɾa/[aˈfwe.ɾa]

  1. out, outside

    ¡Vamos afuera!

  2. peripheral

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old Spanish a- Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *dʰworéh₂ Proto-Italic *þworā Proto-Italic *fworā Proto-Italic *forā Latin *fora Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂der. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ns Proto-Italic *-ans Latin -ās Latin forās Old Spanish fueras Old Spanish fuera Old Spanish afuera Spanish afuera Inherited from Old Spanish afuera (“out”), equivalent to a- + fuera. Compare Aragonese afora, Extremaduran afuera, ahuera, Portuguese afora, Romanian afară. Also compare English forum (in sense of "outdoor place").

intj/aˈfweɾa/[aˈfwe.ɾa]

  1. get out!

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old Spanish a- Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *dʰworéh₂ Proto-Italic *þworā Proto-Italic *fworā Proto-Italic *forā Latin *fora Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂der. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ns Proto-Italic *-ans Latin -ās Latin forās Old Spanish fueras Old Spanish fuera Old Spanish afuera Spanish afuera Inherited from Old Spanish afuera (“out”), equivalent to a- + fuera. Compare Aragonese afora, Extremaduran afuera, ahuera, Portuguese afora, Romanian afară. Also compare English forum (in sense of "outdoor place").

verb/aˈfweɾa/[aˈfwe.ɾa]

  1. inflection of aforar (“to grant (a privilege or immunity)”): third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of aforar (“to grant (a privilege or immunity)”): second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old Spanish a- Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *dʰworéh₂ Proto-Italic *þworā Proto-Italic *fworā Proto-Italic *forā Latin *fora Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂der. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ns Proto-Italic *-ans Latin -ās Latin forās Old Spanish fueras Old Spanish fuera Old Spanish afuera Spanish afuera Inherited from Old Spanish afuera (“out”), equivalent to a- + fuera. Compare Aragonese afora, Extremaduran afuera, ahuera, Portuguese afora, Romanian afară. Also compare English forum (in sense of "outdoor place").

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