noun, feminine/konˈtjenda/plural: contiendas
fight, dispute
Synonyms: lucha, disputa, pugna
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin contendere Spanish contenderdeverb. Spanish contienda Deverbal from contender (“to contest, contend”).