estrecho

See also: estrechó

Asturian

Adjective

estrecho

neuter of estrechu

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /esˈtɾet͡ʃo/ [esˈt̪ɾe.t͡ʃo]
Rhymes: -etʃo
Syllabification: es‧tre‧cho

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish estrecho, from Latin strictus, whence estricto, a borrowed doublet.

Adjective

estrecho (feminine estrecha, masculine plural estrechos, feminine plural estrechas)

narrow
tight
Synonym: apretado
(of a relative) close, kin
Synonym: cercano
(of a relationship) close, intimate, strong
Synonym: íntima
prudish, uptight, strict

Derived terms

Related terms

estricto

Noun

estrecho m (plural estrechos)

(geography) strait

Hyponyms

estrecho de Bering
estrecho de Bonifacio
estrecho de Cook (“Cook Strait”)
estrecho de Corea (“Korea Strait”)
estrecho de Georgia (“Strait of Georgia”)
estrecho de Gibraltar
estrecho de Kerch
estrecho de Magallanes
estrecho de Menai (“Menai Strait”)
estrecho de Mesina
estrecho de Ormuz
estrecho de Taiwán
estrecho de Torres

Verb

estrecho

first-person singular present indicative of estrechar

Further reading

“estrecho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
estrecho on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

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