en ayunas

Spanish

Adverb

en ayunas

1. fasting

   Synonym: en ayuno

   estar en ayunas ― to be fasting

2. on an empty stomach, with an empty stomach

   Mañana tiene que venir aquí, en ayunas de por lo menos 12 horas.

   You must come back here tomorrow on an empty stomach, not having eaten anything for at least 12 hours.

Related terms

• ayunar
• ayuno

 

Further reading

• “en ayunas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10