abouta

== English == === Etymology === Written form of a relaxed pronunciation of about to. Common in and possibly originated in African-American Vernacular English, but is used more broadly today. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /əˈbaʊtə/ === Contraction === abouta (colloquial) Contraction of about to. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.bu.ta/ === Verb === abouta third-person singular past historic of abouter