juego de palabras

Definitions of juego de palabras
  1. noun
    any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words
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    types:
    sopa de letras
    a game whose object is to form words from a group of randomly chosen letters
    scrabble
    a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game
    type of:
    juego de salón
    a game suitable for playing in a parlor
  2. noun
    a humorous play on words
    synonyms: retruécano
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    type of:
    coña, socarronería
    verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
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