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ayuno.

fasting (not having eaten)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/aˈʝuno/[aˈʝu.no]/aˈʝuno/[aˈʝu.no]
  1. fasting (not having eaten)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish ayuno, from a Vulgar Latin *aiūnus < *iaiūnus, jajūnus, from Latin iēiūnus, from Proto-Italic *jagjūnos, itself from Proto-Indo-European *Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, adjectival form of *Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- (“to sacrifice”).

noun/aˈʝuno/[aˈʝu.no]/aˈʝuno/[aˈʝu.no]
  1. fast (time without eating)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From the above, or from Latin ieiūnium (through a similar Vulgar Latin intermediate). Doublet of the borrowed yeyuno.

verb/aˈʝuno/[aˈʝu.no]/aˈʝuno/[aˈʝu.no]
  1. first-person singular present indicative of ayunar

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