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Spanish
Etymology
Compare Catalan contrasenya.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kontɾaˈseɲa/
- Rhymes: -eɲa
- Syllabification: con‧tra‧se‧ña
Noun
contraseña f (plural contraseñas)
- (chiefly computing) password
2022 April 20, Álvaro Sánchez, “Netflix se desmorona en Bolsa casi un 40% ahogada por la competencia y las contraseñas compartidas”, in El País:El amor ya no es una contraseña compartida.- Love is no longer a shared password.
- (military) countersign, shibboleth (response to a sign or signal)
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