cuentacuentos

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of cuenta (“to tell”) +‎ cuentos (“stories”), a calque of English storyteller.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkwentaˈkwentos/ [ˌkwẽn̪.t̪aˈkwẽn̪.t̪os]
  • Rhymes: -entos
  • Syllabification: cuen‧ta‧cuen‧tos

Noun

cuentacuentos m or f by sense (plural cuentacuentos)

  1. storyteller
    Synonyms: cuentero, cuentista

Further reading

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