tienta

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtjenta/
  • Rhymes: -enta
  • Syllabification: tien‧ta

Etymology 1

Deverbal from tentar.

Noun

tienta f (plural tientas)

  1. probe
  2. smartness
  3. (bullfighting) trial
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

tienta

  1. inflection of tentar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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