Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *adoculāre, from oclus, from Latin oculus. Cognate with Galician ollar, Mirandese oulhar, Portuguese olhar, and Italian adocchiare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aoˈxaɾ/ [a.oˈxaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧o‧jar

Verb

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aojar (first-person singular present aojo, first-person singular preterite aojé, past participle aojado)

  1. (transitive) to evil-eye (cast an evil eye upon)
  2. (transitive, archaic) to look at
    Synonym: mirar

Conjugation

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Further reading

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