Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From a- +‎ garrote +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /aɡaroˈtaɾ/ [a.ɣ̞a.roˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ga‧rro‧tar

Verb edit

agarrotar (first-person singular present agarroto, first-person singular preterite agarroté, past participle agarrotado)

  1. to make stiff, to stiffen (muscles etc.)
  2. to tie tight
  3. to strangle
  4. to cause to seize up
  5. (reflexive, of muscles) to stiffen
  6. (reflexive, of a machine) to seize up (to stop working)

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