encuesta
/enˈkwesta/ · B2 · noun · f
poll
📋 en-CUESTA: en + cuestión (question) = a round of questions put to people
Encuesta comes from en- plus cuesta, a form linked to Latin quaestio, 'question, inquiry'. It shares a root with English 'question' and 'inquest', so think of a poll as a set of questions asked of many people.