Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Late Latin adfiliare, affiliare (to adopt as a son), from Latin ad + filius (son). Compare Portuguese afilhar, Asturian afiar, Italian affiliare. Doublet of afiliar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /aiˈxaɾ/ [ai̯ˈxaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ahi‧jar

Verb edit

ahijar (first-person singular present ahíjo, first-person singular preterite ahijé, past participle ahijado)

  1. (transitive) to adopt someone's child
  2. (transitive) to misattribute credit or blame
  3. (intransitive) to procreate
  4. (intransitive) to sprout

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