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untar.

to spread, to smear; to rub on (to distribute in a thin layer over)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/unˈtaɾ/[ũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  1. to spread, to smear; to rub on (to distribute in a thin layer over)

    transitive
    pasta para untar
  2. to bribe (to ask a person to do something in exchange for a reward)

    colloquial · transitive
    medios untados
  3. To get smeared

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish untar, from Late Latin unctāre, frequentative of Latin ungere (via its past participle unctus), from earlier unguere, from Proto-Italic *ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“anoint”).

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