noun, feminine/pɾeˈɡunta/plural: preguntas
question (sentence that asks for information)
“hacer una pregunta” — to ask a question
Related: a la cuarta pregunta, la pregunta del millón, pregunta abierta, pregunta cerrada, pregunta retórica, preguntita
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κοντός (kontós)bor. Latin contus ? Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- Proto-Indo-European *ḱenk-der. Proto-Italic *konkitos Latindenom.? Latin cū̆nctor ? Latin percontor Proto-Indo-European *-ḗy Proto-Italic *-ēi(s) Latin -ēs Latin -īder. Latin -ārī Latin percontārī Vulgar Latin *praecūnctāre Old Spanish preguntar Spanish preguntardeverb. Spanish pregunta Deverbal from preguntar.