ensayo

See also: ensayó

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō. Compare French essai. Cognate with English essay and assay.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /enˈsaʝo/ [ẽnˈsa.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /enˈsaʝo/ [ẽnˈsa.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /enˈsaʃo/ [ẽnˈsa.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /enˈsaʒo/ [ẽnˈsa.ʒo]

Noun

ensayo m (plural ensayos)

1. essay, paper
2. test, trial, testing, experiment
3. try, attempt
4. rehearsal, practice, run-through, dry run
5. assay

Synonyms

• (essay): redacción
• (attempt): intento

Hyponyms

• ensayo general (“dress rehearsal”)

Derived terms

• tubo de ensayo

Related terms

• ensayar
• ensayista

Verb

ensayo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of ensayar.