"aposta" meaning in Spanish

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Adverb

IPA: /aˈposta/, [aˈpos.t̪a] Forms: a posta [alternative, uncommon]
Rhymes: -osta Etymology: Borrowed from Italian apposta. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bor|it:apposta|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "apposta", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "aposta", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="aposta"> Borrowed from Italian apposta. Head templates: {{es-adv}} aposta
  1. (colloquial) on purpose Tags: colloquial Synonyms: a propósito, adrede Related terms: posta [Argentina, colloquial]
    Sense id: en-aposta-es-adv-DHXvKTnz Categories (other): Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /aˈposta/, [aˈpos.t̪a]
Rhymes: -osta Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|nl=1}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} aposta
  1. inflection of apostar (“to post, to assign to a station”):
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: apostar (extra: (“to post, to assign to a station”):)
    Sense id: en-aposta-es-verb-lYY4cALH Categories (other): Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 15 1 12 15 1 9 0 5 0 0 1 15 1 1 1 15 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 5 15 3 11 15 3 2 1 5 1 1 2 15 1 2 2 15 3 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 8 81 11 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 5 77 18
  2. inflection of apostar (“to post, to assign to a station”):
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: apostar (extra: (“to post, to assign to a station”):)
    Sense id: en-aposta-es-verb-JwuHc-XE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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