pitonisa
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin pȳthōnissa, from Ancient Greek Πυθία (Puthía, “Pythia”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pitoˈnisa/ [pi.t̪oˈni.sa]
- Rhymes: -isa
- Syllabification: pi‧to‧ni‧sa
Noun
pitonisa f (plural pitonisas)
- (historical) Pythia (priestess presiding over the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi)
- diviner, foreteller, fortune teller
- Synonym: adivinadora
- magician
- Synonym: hechicera
See also
Further reading
- “pitonisa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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