búsqueda

/ˈbuskeda/ · A2 · noun · f

search

🔍 buscar (to search) + -eda: the noun made from the verb, like busca + quest

Búsqueda comes from buscar, to search; the c becomes qu before e to keep the hard k sound. The ending -queda even sounds a bit like quest, which is one of its meanings: a búsqueda is a search or a quest.

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