Spanish Conversation · Level 71
60 words
Spanish word
anécdota
Pronunciation
IPA/aˈnekðota/
Meaning
- feminine nounanecdote
Example
Cuéntame una anécdota.
Tell me an anecdote.
More examples
En la reunión contó una anécdota curiosa.
At the meeting he told an amusing anecdote.
Core concept
Short, often amusing incident from someone's real experience.
Common phrases
contar una anécdota
tell an anecdote
compartir una anécdota
share an anecdote
una anécdota curiosa
an amusing anecdote
Similar words
experiencia: Event someone actually lived through, emphasizing direct, real experience.
relato: Narrative that recounts events in sequence, focusing on the order of occurrences.
cuento: Short fictional story created to entertain or teach.
Definition in Spanish
Narración corta de un hecho o experiencia personal que suele servir para explicar algo o divertir.
Word origin
From Greek anékdota 'unpublished things', from an- 'not' + ekdotos 'given out', a term that entered Latin and the Romance languages to mean brief personal tales used to illustrate or entertain.
Usage tips
- In conversation anécdota implies brevity, and a longer narrative is more likely called relato or historia rather than anécdota.