agăța

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agăța

/a.ɡəˈt͡sa/

Rhymes with -a

Where it comes from

From a- + Vulgar Latin *accaptiāre, from a- + *captiāre, from Latin captus. Compare Aromanian acats.

verb a agăța 1st conjugation · agață · agățat · agațe · a agăța · agățând

to suspend, to hang
Similar: atârna
to hook
colloquial to pick up, to seduce (romantically)

In English

hang to place on a hook
stick to glue; to adhere (transitive)
clutch to grip or grasp tightly
hook to attach a hook to
suspend to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
hang up put up to hang

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MLA

"agăța." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/ag%C4%83%C8%9Ba. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

agăța. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ag%C4%83%C8%9Ba

Chicago

"agăța." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ag%C4%83%C8%9Ba.

BibTeX

@misc{aga_t_a_2026,
  title = {agăța},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ag%C4%83%C8%9Ba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}