ahorita
Spanish
Alternative forms
- agorita
Etymology
ahora (“now”) + -ita (diminutive suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aoˈɾita/ [a.oˈɾi.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: a‧ho‧ri‧ta
Adverb
ahorita
- (colloquial) Diminutive of ahora: now, right now
- Synonyms: ahora, ya
- Ahorita vamos a verle.
- We're going to see him right now.
- (colloquial, Mexico) in an indeterminate amount of time[1]
Derived terms
- ahoritica
- ahoritita
- de ahora para ahorita
References
- Susannah Rigg (26 July 2017) The confusing way Mexicans tell time