acechanza

Spanish

Etymology

From acechar +‎ -anza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aθeˈt͡ʃanθa/ [a.θeˈt͡ʃãn̟.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aseˈt͡ʃansa/ [a.seˈt͡ʃãn.sa]
• Rhymes: -anθa
• Rhymes: -ansa
• Syllabification: a‧ce‧chan‧za
• Homophone: (Latin America) asechanza

Noun

acechanza f (plural acechanzas)

1. the act of stalking or spying

   Synonym: acecho

Further reading

• “acechanza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10