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Spanish word
sagitario
Pronunciation
IPA/saxiˈtaɾjo/
Meaning
- masculine nounSagittarius
Example
¿Eres sagitario?
Are you a Sagittarius?
More examples
Mi amigo es sagitario y siempre lee su horóscopo.
My friend is a Sagittarius and always reads his horoscope.
Core concept
Archer figure pointing an arrow toward a cluster of stars with the arrow labeled 'sagitta'.
Common phrases
signo de sagitario
Sagittarius sign
horóscopo de sagitario
Sagittarius horoscope
nacido bajo el signo de sagitario
born under the sign of Sagittarius
Similar words
signo zodiacal: Zodiac sign whose membership depends on a person's birth date.
constelación: Group of stars that forms a recognizable figure in the night sky.
horóscopo: Astrological forecast that reads star positions to suggest fortunes or traits.
zodíaco: Zodiac as a whole that divides the sun's apparent path into twelve signs.
Definition in Spanish
Término que designa el signo del zodíaco representado por un arquero y, por extensión, a quienes nacieron bajo ese signo.
Word origin
Derived from Latin sagittārius 'archer', ultimately from sagitta 'arrow', the name echoes the archer depiction of the zodiac sign and became Spanish sagitario.
Usage tips
- In casual speech, questions like ¿Eres sagitario? commonly open conversation about signs, though using it to generalize personality is often avoided.
Other meanings
- Sagittariannoun
Related words
- sagitarianoSagittarianadjective