| NOMBRE | act | juego de palabras | any game / game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | juego de palabras, calambur, paronomasia, retruécano | a humorous play on words | |
| communication | juego de palabras, expresión, forma de hablar, giro | a distinctive spoken or written expression | |
| act | juego de palabras | playing on words or speech sounds |
| Sentido | Any game / game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words. | |
|---|---|---|
| Específico | scrabble, Scrabble | A board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle |
| sopa de letras | A game / game whose object is to form words from a group of randomly chosen letters | |
| General | juego de salón | A game / game suitable for playing in a parlor |
| Inglés | word game | |
| Catalán | joc de paraules | |
| Sentido | A humorous play on words. | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinónimos | calambur, paronomasia, retruécano | |
| General | cachondeo, coña, guasa | verbal / verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously) |
| Inglés | pun, punning, wordplay, paronomasia | |
| Catalán | joc de paraules, paronomasia | |
| Nombres | equivoquista | someone overly fond of making puns |
| Sentido | A distinctive spoken or written expression. | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinónimos | expresión, forma de hablar, giro | |
| Específico | agudeza | A witty or ingenious turn of phrase |
| General | discurso, estilo | A way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period |
| Inglés | turn of phrase, turn of expression | |
| Sentido | Playing on words or speech sounds. | |
|---|---|---|
| General | retozar, retozo, travesura | gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement |
| Inglés | word play | |
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