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]

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• (Spain) Rhymes: -anθa
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -ansa
• Syllabification: a‧di‧vi‧nan‧za

Noun

adivinanza f (plural adivinanzas)

1. foresight

   Synonym: adivinación

2. riddle

   Synonym: acertijo

Related terms

• adivinar

 

Further reading

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