respuesta

/resˈpwesta/ · A2 · noun · f

answer

💬 respuesta = re (back) + spond (pledge): a response, what you say back

From Latin respondere, to pledge back, the same root as English response and respond. Swap the English -nse ending for Spanish -uesta, as in puesta or apuesta. Feminine: la respuesta.

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