contendiente

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin contendentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kontenˈdjente/ [kõn̪.t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: con‧ten‧dien‧te

Adjective

contendiente m or f (masculine and feminine plural contendientes)

1. contending, contesting

Noun

contendiente m or f by sense (plural contendientes)

1. opponent, contender

Related terms

• contender

Further reading

• “contendiente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025