conjetura

/konxeˈtuɾa/ · B2 · noun · f

guess

🤔 con-JET-ura: a guess jetted out without checking the facts

Sounds like con + jet + ura: a theory that takes off fast on thin evidence. From Latin conjectura, from conicere 'to throw together': you throw clues together and land on a guess.

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