respuesta

Asturian

Etymology

From responder, corrupted by puesta, feminine past participle of poner. Compare Catalan resposta, Galician resposta, Italian risposta, Portuguese resposta, Spanish respuesta.

Noun

respuesta f (plural respuestes)

1. reply, response, answer

Related terms

• responder

Further reading

• “respuesta”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

From responder, corrupted by puesta, feminine past participle of poner. Compare Asturian respuesta, Catalan, Galician, and Portuguese resposta, Italian risposta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /resˈpwesta/ [resˈpwes.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -esta
• Syllabification: res‧pues‧ta

Noun

respuesta f (plural respuestas)

1. reply, response, answer

   en respuesta a ― in response to

Related terms

• responder

Further reading

• “respuesta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “respuesta”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA