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Etymology of atajo

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Spanish a- Spanish tajar Spanish atajardeverb. Spanish atajobor. English atajo Borrowed from Spanish atajo.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A train of mules or horses.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Spanish a- Spanish tajar Spanish atajardeverb. Spanish atajobor. English atajo Borrowed from Spanish atajo.

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