"asta" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈasta/, [ˈas.t̪a] Forms: astas [plural]
Rhymes: -asta Etymology: Inherited from Latin hasta. Compare Italian asta (“pole, rod”), Catalan ast (“spit”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|hasta|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin hasta, {{inh+|es|la|hasta}} Inherited from Latin hasta, {{cog|it|asta|t=pole, rod}} Italian asta (“pole, rod”), {{cog|ca|ast|t=spit}} Catalan ast (“spit”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} asta f (plural astas)
  1. flagstaff, flagpole Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Weapons
    Sense id: en-asta-es-noun-Tx2DEVZH Disambiguation of Weapons: 42 12 13 33 Categories (other): Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 16 entries: 0 0 0 0 2 5 5 5 5 2 1 2 2 1 1 5 2 6 5 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 11 4 2 1 2 7 6 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 0 1 6 6 6 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 7 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 5 5 12 4 1 0 1 8 7 1 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 55 23 15 7
  2. horn (a hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals) Tags: feminine Synonyms: cuerno, cacho
    Sense id: en-asta-es-noun-UpyWoupC
  3. shaft, handle Tags: feminine Synonyms: barra, palo
    Sense id: en-asta-es-noun--2AfOt5C
  4. lance; pike Tags: feminine Synonyms: lanza, pica
    Sense id: en-asta-es-noun-OLN1q~Zy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: a media asta, astifino, tomar el toro por las astas Related terms: astado, astero, astilla, astillero, dios astado

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "a media asta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "astifino"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tomar el toro por las astas"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "hasta",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Latin hasta",
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    },
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        "3": "hasta"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "asta",
        "t": "pole, rod"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian asta (“pole, rod”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "ast",
        "t": "spit"
      },
      "expansion": "Catalan ast (“spit”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Latin hasta. Compare Italian asta (“pole, rod”), Catalan ast (“spit”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "astas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "as‧ta"
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "astero"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "astilla"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "astillero"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dios astado"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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          "english": "at half staff",
          "text": "a media asta",
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        }
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "flagstaff",
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        ],
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          "flagpole",
          "flagpole"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "horn (a hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals)"
      ],
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        ]
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cuerno"
        },
        {
          "word": "cacho"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        [
          "shaft",
          "shaft"
        ],
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          "handle",
          "handle"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "barra"
        },
        {
          "word": "palo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "lance; pike"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "lance",
          "lance"
        ],
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          "pike",
          "pike"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lanza"
        },
        {
          "word": "pica"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈasta/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈas.t̪a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-asta"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "hasta"
    }
  ],
  "word": "asta"
}
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      "word": "a media asta"
    },
    {
      "word": "astifino"
    },
    {
      "word": "tomar el toro por las astas"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ast",
        "t": "spit"
      },
      "expansion": "Catalan ast (“spit”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Latin hasta. Compare Italian asta (“pole, rod”), Catalan ast (“spit”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "astas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "as‧ta"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "astado"
    },
    {
      "word": "astero"
    },
    {
      "word": "astilla"
    },
    {
      "word": "astillero"
    },
    {
      "word": "dios astado"
    }
  ],
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        "Spanish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "at half staff",
          "text": "a media asta",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "flagstaff, flagpole"
      ],
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        [
          "flagstaff",
          "flagstaff"
        ],
        [
          "flagpole",
          "flagpole"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "horn (a hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals)"
      ],
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        [
          "horn",
          "horn"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cuerno"
        },
        {
          "word": "cacho"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "shaft, handle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shaft",
          "shaft"
        ],
        [
          "handle",
          "handle"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "barra"
        },
        {
          "word": "palo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lance; pike"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lance",
          "lance"
        ],
        [
          "pike",
          "pike"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lanza"
        },
        {
          "word": "pica"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈasta/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈas.t̪a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-asta"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "hasta"
    }
  ],
  "word": "asta"
}

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