tienta

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtjenta/ [ˈt̪jẽn̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -enta
• Syllabification: tien‧ta

Etymology 1

Deverbal from tentar.

Noun

tienta f (plural tientas)

1. probe
2. smartness
3. (bullfighting) trial

Derived terms

• a tientas
• tientaguja

Etymology 2

Verb

tienta

1. inflection of tentar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “tienta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024