verb/estɾeˈt͡ʃaɾ/
to narrow (make narrower); to strengthen (relations, etc.); to shake (hands)
“estrechar lazos” — to strengthen bonds
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *strigtós Proto-Italic *strigtos Latin strictus Old Spanish estrecho Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Old Spanish -ar Old Spanish estrechar Spanish estrechar Inherited from Old Spanish estrechar. Equivalent to estrecho + -ar.