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polipasto

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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polipasto m (plural polipastos)

  1. polyspast, block and tackle

Further reading

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