Polyglot Dictionary

adivinanza

/aðiβiˈnansa/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las adivinanzas

Meaning

  1. riddle

    • Los niños resuelven una adivinanza.

      The children solve a riddle.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

acertijo

adivinanza and acertijo both mean "riddle" and are near-interchangeable, though adivinanza is often used specifically for riddles told to children, while acertijo can also mean a more complex puzzle.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

charada

charada is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "riddle."

Practice

1 What does adivinanza mean?

2 Fill the gap: Los niños resuelven una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches adivinanza?

noun

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