What does arraigo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word arraigo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use arraigo in Spanish.

The word arraigo in Spanish means support, popularity, take root, take root, put down roots, take root, take hold, establish, settle, strengthen, secure, solidify, work reasons, popular support, social ties, extrajudicial detention. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word arraigo

support, popularity

nombre masculino (enraizamiento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La fiesta de carnaval no tiene mucho arraigo en estos pueblos.
The Carnival celebration doesn't have a lot of support (or: popularity) in these towns.

take root

verbo intransitivo (planta: echar raíces) (plant)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La planta que trasplanté ha arraigado y ya tiene hojas nuevas.
The plant that I transplanted has taken root and now has new leaves.

take root

verbo intransitivo (hacerse firme)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Muchas costumbres españolas arraigaron en Hispanoamérica.
Many Spanish customs took root in Latin America.

put down roots

verbo intransitivo (persona: echar raíces) (figurative, take up residence)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mi hijo y su mujer arraigaron en Francia y no quieren volver a su país.
They're in France; they put down roots there and don't want to return to their country.

take root

verbo pronominal (planta: enraizarse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La mala hierba se ha arraigado en mi jardín.
Weeds have taken root in the garden.

take hold

verbo pronominal (hacerse firme)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Teresa sufrió tantas desgracias que la amargura se arraigó en ella.
Teresa suffered so many misfortunes that bitterness took hold of her.

establish, settle

verbo pronominal (persona: establecerse)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Nos arraigamos en España y se convirtió en nuestra patria.
We settled in Spain and it became our homeland.

strengthen, secure, solidify

verbo transitivo (fortalecer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Arraigarán su posición en el mercado para no perder clientes.
They will strengthen their position in the market so as not to lose customers.

work reasons

(radicación laboral)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Juan consiguió un permiso de arraigo laboral para vivir en el extranjero.
Juan got a permit to live abroad for work reasons.

popular support

(raigambre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

social ties

locución nominal masculina (asentamiento social)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Necesitamos mantener el arraigo social en la provincia.
We need to maintain social ties in the province.

extrajudicial detention

(MX (medida cautelar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Extrajudicial detention, the holding of a person in the absence of any evidence against him, is controversial but is legal in some countries.

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