adivinar

/adibiˈnaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to guess

🔮 a + divin + ar: to do what a diviner does — divine the answer

From Latin divinare, to foretell as if god-inspired (divinus). English divine and divination share the root. Guessing right is a small act of fortune-telling: adivina means both guess! and fortune-teller.

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