caça-palavras

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “hunt-words”.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌka.sɐ.paˈla.vɾɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌka.sɐ.paˈla.vɾɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌka.sa.paˈla.vɾas/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌka.sɐ.pɐˈla.vɾɐʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌka.sɐ.pɐˈla.bɾɐʃ/ [ˌka.sɐ.pɐˈla.βɾɐʃ]

Noun

caça-palavras m (invariable)

(games, puzzles) word search (a word game consisting of a grid of letters, the aim of which is to find an array of given words hidden within the grid)
Synonym: sopa de letras

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