ahorita

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ahora (“now”) +‎ -ita (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aoˈɾita/ [a.oˈɾi.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: a‧ho‧ri‧ta

Adverb

ahorita

  1. (colloquial) Diminutive of ahora: now, right now
    Synonyms: ahora, ya
    Ahorita vamos a verle.
    We're going to see him right now.
  2. (colloquial, Mexico) in an indeterminate amount of time[1]

Derived terms

References
  1. Susannah Rigg (2017 July 26) “The confusing way Mexicans tell time”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎
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