apuro

See also: apuró

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˈpu.ɾu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈpu.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈpu.ɾo]

Verb

apuro

1. first-person singular present indicative of apurar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpu.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpu.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpu.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈpu.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -uɾu
• Hyphenation: a‧pu‧ro

Etymology 1

Deverbal from apurar.

Noun

apuro m (plural apuros)

1. plight, difficulty
2. carefulness (in dressing, speaking, writing, etc.)
3. synonym of apuração

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

apuro

1. first-person singular present indicative of apurar

Further reading

• “apuro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “apuro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈpuɾo/ [aˈpu.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -uɾo
• Syllabification: a‧pu‧ro

Etymology 1

Deverbal from apurar.

Noun

apuro m (plural apuros)

1. difficulty, predicament

   Synonym: dificultad

   Estuve en un apuro financiero.

   I was in financial trouble.

   salir de un apuro

   to get out of a jam

2. shortage

   Synonyms: estrechez, escasez, penuria

3. urgency, rush, hurry

   Synonyms: prisa, urgencia

   No hay apuro.

   There's no hurry.

4. embarrassment

   Synonyms: vergüenza, reparo

Derived terms

• damisela en apuros
• pasar apuros

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

apuro

1. first-person singular present indicative of apurar

Further reading

• “apuro”, 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