Etymology

Related or derived from esconder, or from Old OccitanCategory:Spanish terms derived from Old Occitan#ESCONDITE escondit.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskonˈdite/ [es.kõn̪ˈd̪i.t̪e]Category:Spanish 4-syllable words#ESCONDITECategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#ESCONDITE
• Rhymes: -iteCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/ite#ESCONDITECategory:Rhymes:Spanish/ite/4 syllables#ESCONDITE
• Syllabification: es‧con‧di‧te

Noun

escondite m (plural escondites)Category:Spanish lemmas#ESCONDITECategory:Spanish nouns#ESCONDITECategory:Spanish countable nouns#ESCONDITECategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ESCONDITECategory:Spanish masculine nouns#ESCONDITECategory:Pages with entries#ESCONDITECategory:Pages with 1 entry#ESCONDITE

1. hiding place

   Synonym: escondrijo

   Nunca encontramos su escondite.

   We never found his hiding place.

   Category:Spanish terms with usage examples#ESCONDITE

2. (gamesCategory:es:Games#ESCONDITE) hide and seek

   Vamos a jugar al escondite.

   Let's play hide and seek.

   Category:Spanish terms with usage examples#ESCONDITE

3. hideout, lair

   Synonym: guarida

References

Further reading

• “escondite”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025