Spanish

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Etymology

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From atalaya +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /atalaˈʝaɾ/ [a.t̪a.laˈʝaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /atalaˈʃaɾ/ [a.t̪a.laˈʃaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /atalaˈʒaɾ/ [a.t̪a.laˈʒaɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ta‧la‧yar

Verb

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atalayar (first-person singular present atalayo, first-person singular preterite atalayé, past participle atalayado)

  1. (transitive) to watch from a high vantage point
  2. (transitive) to spy on

Conjugation

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Further reading

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