sopa de letras

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “letter soup”.

Noun

sopa de letras f (plural sopas de letras)

1. word search

   Synonym: caça-palavras

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “letter soup”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsopa de ˈletɾas/ [ˌso.pa ð̞e ˈle.t̪ɾas]
• Syllabification: so‧pa de le‧tras

Noun

sopa de letras f (plural sopas de letras)

1. alphabet soup
2. word search

   Synonym: buscapalabras

Further reading

• “sopa de letras”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16