acertijo

Spanish

Etymology

From acertar +‎ -ijo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aθeɾˈtixo/ [a.θeɾˈt̪i.xo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aseɾˈtixo/ [a.seɾˈt̪i.xo]

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• Rhymes: -ixo
• Syllabification: a‧cer‧ti‧jo

Noun

acertijo m (plural acertijos)

1. riddle

   Synonym: adivinanza

Further reading

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