apante

Spanish

Etymology

From Nahuatl apantli (“channel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈpante/ [aˈpãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: a‧pan‧te

Noun

apante m (plural apantes)

1. (rustic, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua) an acequia; an irrigation ditch

   Synonym: acequia

Further reading

• “apante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

• “apante” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010