adivinanza

See also: adiviñanza

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish adeuinança. Analyzable as adivinar (“to guess”) +‎ -anza.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /adibiˈnanθa/ [a.ð̞i.β̞iˈnãn̟.θa]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /adibiˈnansa/ [a.ð̞i.β̞iˈnãn.sa]
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
(Spain) Rhymes: -anθa
(Latin America) Rhymes: -ansa
Syllabification: a‧di‧vi‧nan‧za

Noun

adivinanza f (plural adivinanzas)

foresight
Synonym: adivinación
riddle
Synonym: acertijo

Related terms

adivinar

Further reading

“adivinanza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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