títere

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic origin, ti ti, imitating a whistle.[1] Compare Catalan titella.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtiteɾe/ [ˈt̪i.t̪e.ɾe]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -iteɾe
Syllabification: tí‧te‧re

Noun

títere m (plural títeres)

puppet
marionette
Synonym: marioneta
(Internet) sock puppet (An alternative pseudonymous online account)

Derived terms

References

http://etimologias.dechile.net/?ti.tere

Further reading

“títere”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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