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estrecho.

narrow

8 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/esˈtɾet͡ʃo/[esˈt̪ɾe.t͡ʃo]

  1. narrow

  2. tight

  3. close, kin

  4. close, intimate, strong

  5. prudish, uptight, strict

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *strigtós Proto-Italic *strigtos Latin strictus Old Spanish estrecho Spanish estrecho Inherited from Old Spanish estrecho, from Latin strictus. Doublet of estricto, a learned borrowing from Latin.

noun/esˈtɾet͡ʃo/[esˈt̪ɾe.t͡ʃo]

  1. strait

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *strigtós Proto-Italic *strigtos Latin strictus Old Spanish estrecho Spanish estrecho Inherited from Old Spanish estrecho, from Latin strictus. Doublet of estricto, a learned borrowing from Latin.

verb/esˈtɾet͡ʃo/[esˈt̪ɾe.t͡ʃo]

  1. first-person singular present indicative of estrechar

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