tiento

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See also: tiền tố

English

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Noun

tiento (uncountable)

  1. A musical genre originating in Spain in the mid-15th century.

French

Noun

tiento m (uncountable)

  1. tiento (Spanish music genre)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtjento/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: tien‧to

Etymology 1

Deverbal from tentar.

Noun

tiento m (plural tientos)

  1. cane (used by vision-impaired people)
    Synonym: bastón
  2. sip
    Synonym: sorbo

Etymology 2

Verb

tiento

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tentar

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