escondite
Spanish
Etymology
Related or derived from esconder, or from Old Occitan escondit.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eskonˈdite/ [es.kõn̪ˈd̪i.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ite
- Syllabification: es‧con‧di‧te
Noun
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
- esconder
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “escondite”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014