polipasto

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Spanish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin polyspaston (hoisting-tackle with many pulleys), from Ancient Greek πολύσπαστον (polúspaston).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /poliˈpasto/ [po.liˈpas.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -asto
  • Syllabification: po‧li‧pas‧to

Noun[edit]

polipasto m (plural polipastos)

  1. polyspast, block and tackle

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