aliento

• IPA^(key): /aˈljento/, [aˈljẽn̪t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ento

From Vulgar Latin *alēntus, syncopated form of *alēnitus, contracted and following metathesis from Latin anhēlitus (“panting, exhalation”), from anhēlō (“I breathe with difficulty”).

aliento m (plural alientos)

1. breath

• alentar
• desaliento

See the etymology of the main entry.

aliento

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of alentar.

• “aliento” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.