contraseña

Spanish

Etymology

Compare Catalan contrasenya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kontɾaˈseɲa/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾaˈse.ɲa]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɲa
  • Syllabification: con‧tra‧se‧ña

Noun

contraseña f (plural contraseñas)

  1. (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.
  2. (military) countersign, shibboleth (response to a sign or signal)

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