"posta" meaning in Spanish

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈposta/, [ˈpos.t̪a] Forms: postas [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -osta Etymology: Derived from Italian apposta (“intentionally”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||d|D}} D, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|es|it|apposta||intentionally|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Italian apposta (“intentionally”), {{der+|es|it|apposta||intentionally}} Derived from Italian apposta (“intentionally”) Head templates: {{es-adj}} posta m or f (masculine and feminine plural postas), {{tlb|es|colloquial|Argentina}} (colloquial, Argentina)
  1. excellent Tags: Argentina, colloquial, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-posta-es-adj-bXhazH1M
  2. exactly; optimal Tags: Argentina, colloquial, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-posta-es-adj-qgwJAiJI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb

IPA: /ˈposta/, [ˈpos.t̪a]
Rhymes: -osta Etymology: Derived from Italian apposta (“intentionally”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||d|D}} D, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|es|it|apposta||intentionally|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Italian apposta (“intentionally”), {{der+|es|it|apposta||intentionally}} Derived from Italian apposta (“intentionally”) Head templates: {{es-adv}} posta
  1. (colloquial, Argentina) exactly Tags: Argentina, colloquial
    Sense id: en-posta-es-adv-JAZSMd8b Categories (other): Argentine Spanish, Argentine Spanish Disambiguation of Argentine Spanish: 1 1 26 16 26 8 8 8 0 0 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Interjection

IPA: /ˈposta/, [ˈpos.t̪a]
Rhymes: -osta Etymology: Derived from Italian apposta (“intentionally”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||d|D}} D, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|es|it|apposta||intentionally|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Italian apposta (“intentionally”), {{der+|es|it|apposta||intentionally}} Derived from Italian apposta (“intentionally”) Head templates: {{head|es|interjection}} posta
  1. (colloquial, Argentina) really! it's true! Tags: Argentina, colloquial
    Sense id: en-posta-es-intj-RpXQBDyD Categories (other): Argentine Spanish, Argentine Spanish Disambiguation of Argentine Spanish: 1 1 26 16 26 8 8 8 0 0 7
  2. (colloquial, Argentina) really? Tags: Argentina, colloquial
    Sense id: en-posta-es-intj-6c9G1sSb Categories (other): Argentine Spanish, Argentine Spanish Disambiguation of Argentine Spanish: 1 1 26 16 26 8 8 8 0 0 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: aposta (english: intentionally)
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈposta/, [ˈpos.t̪a] Forms: postas [plural]
Rhymes: -osta Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} posta f (plural postas)
  1. (historical) staging post for horses Tags: feminine, historical
    Sense id: en-posta-es-noun-y3e-LNzg Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 2 6 6 23 24 23 0 0 12 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 22 14 28 8 8 20
  2. (historical) relay, a set of horses along a route for transportation Tags: feminine, historical
    Sense id: en-posta-es-noun-LoG6Iys1 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 2 6 6 23 24 23 0 0 12 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 22 14 28 8 8 20
  3. stopping place, staging post Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-posta-es-noun-lQDA-FFZ Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 2 6 6 23 24 23 0 0 12 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 22 14 28 8 8 20
  4. slice of meat or fish Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-posta-es-noun-kP11aa1-
  5. slug (a bullet) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-posta-es-noun-K0paNHtb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: a posta
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈposta/, [ˈpos.t̪a] Forms: postas [plural]
Rhymes: -osta Head templates: {{es-noun|mfbysense}} posta m or f by sense (plural postas)
  1. courier Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Derived forms: corneta de posta
    Sense id: en-posta-es-noun-La6Ubs5I Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 2 6 6 23 24 23 0 0 12 Disambiguation of Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 16 13 19 14 10 28 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 22 14 28 8 8 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "[ˈpos.t̪a]"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-osta"
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈpos.t̪a]"
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      "ipa": "[ˈpos.t̪a]"
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        {
          "english": "Did you hear Pilar tried to woo Pedro last night?",
          "text": "¿Oíste que Pilar intentó dragonear a Pedro anoche?",
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