Feminine
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sortija

Meaning

  1. (feminine) ring (round piece worn around the finger)
  2. (feminine) a Spanish guessing game
  3. (Argentina, feminine) a game played by gauchos where they try to catch a suspended ring while galloping on horseback

Frequency

31k
Hyphenated as
sor‧ti‧ja
Pronounced as (IPA)
/soɾˈtixa/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish sortija, from Late Latin *sorticula (“a small lot, table or ticket”), from Latin sors (“chances, lot”).

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