aposta

aposta

See also: apostá, apostà, and a posta

Catalan

Etymology

From aposta.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əˈpɔs.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /aˈpɔs.ta/

Noun

aposta f (plural apostes)

1. bet, wager

   Synonym: juguesca

Related terms

• apostar

Verb

aposta

1. third-person singular present indicative form of apostar
2. second-person singular imperative form of apostar

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French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: apostas, apostât

Verb

aposta

1. third-person singular past historic of aposter

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Adjective

aposta

1. feminine singular of apost

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpɔs.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpɔs.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈpɔʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpɔs.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈpɔʃ.tɐ/

Etymology 1

From aposto.

Noun

aposta f (plural apostas)

1. bet (a wager)
2. investment

   Synonym: investimento

3. commitment
4. focus

Derived terms

• apostar
• apostado
• apostador

Participle

aposta f sg

1. feminine singular of aposto

Participle

aposta f sg

1. feminine singular of aposto

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• a posta (rare)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈposta/ [aˈpos.t̪a]

• Audio (Peru)

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• Rhymes: -osta
• Syllabification: a‧pos‧ta

Adverb

aposta

1. (colloquial) on purpose

   Synonyms: a propósito, adrede

Verb

aposta

1. inflection of apostar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “aposta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014