acechar

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin assectārī. Doublet of asechar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aθeˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [a.θeˈt͡ʃaɾ] (Spain) IPA(key): /aseˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [a.seˈt͡ʃaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧ce‧char Homophone: (Latin America) asechar === Verb === acechar (first-person singular present acecho, first-person singular preterite aceché, past participle acechado) (transitive) to lurk, to lie in wait for, waylay, watch out for (transitive) to spy, stalk Synonyms: espiar, avizorar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “acechar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025