cuentista

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Spanish

Etymology

From cuento +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwenˈtista/
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: cuen‧tis‧ta

Noun

cuentista m or f by sense (plural cuentistas)

  1. storyteller
    Synonym: narrador
    • 2015 November 23, “La literatura en una era convulsa”, in El País:
      Y a veces, hasta cuando es ajena a la realidad, está también diciendo cosas del mundo”, sostiene Sonia San Román, una de las cuentistas que optaba al Premio Cosecha Eñe.
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  2. liar, deceiver
    Synonyms: embustero, mentiroso

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