pitonisa
Spanish
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Late Latin pȳthōnissa, from Ancient Greek Πυθία (Puthía, “Pythia”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “pitonisa”, 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
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