conquista

conquistar

  1. (transitive) to conquer
  2. (figuratively, transitive) to enamor, romantically convince
  3. (figuratively, transitive) to charm (an object to a person)

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
con‧quis‧ta
Pronounced as (IPA)
/konˈkista/
Etymology

In summary

Either deverbal from conquistar or from a Vulgar Latin *conquīsta, from the feminine of Latin conquīsītus. Compare Portuguese and Italian conquista, French conquête.

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