escondite
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Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Related or derived from esconder, or from Old Occitan escondit.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]escondite m (plural escondites)
- hiding place
- Synonym: escondrijo
- Nunca encontramos su escondite.
- We never found his hiding place.
- (games) hide and seek
- Vamos a jugar al escondite.
- Let's play hide and seek.
- hideout, lair
- Synonym: guarida
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
[edit]- “escondite”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014