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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konˈsexa/
- Rhymes: -exa
- Syllabification: con‧se‧ja
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin cōnsilia, plural of cōnsilium (“advice”).
Noun
conseja f (plural consejas)
- an old wives' tale, a short tale or fable
1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 47:El Demonio espantoso y terrorífico que la religión nos muestra y en que el pueblo cree, no es el Demonio que ese mismo pueblo introduce en sus leyendas y consejas.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 2
Verb
conseja
- inflection of consejar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
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