what is a homonym for a word that starts with x in english and spanish?

Question

the same word that sounds the same in english and spanish and begins with the letter x

• homework asignments without a try will be deleted. - Heidita Sep 2, 2009

Answer 1

Is this for a homework assignment?

• Thanks amy - Heidita Sep 2, 2009

Answer 2

Homonyms are pronounced or spelled in the same way, but, have different meanings. I looked in my "Big Fat Span/Eng & Eng Span Dictionary" (HarperCollins Publishers - 7th edition - 2003) and it only lists about 18 words in Spanish that start with the letter "X". I didn't identify any homonyms through this process.

Using our own SpanishDict.com dictionary, I found a Spanish word:

xyst [sist] (this word looks arcane and unused to me)

sustantivo

1. Xisto, sala o lugar cubierto destinado entre los antiguos a diversos ejercicios.

2. Paseo o terrado de jardín.

In English there is the word

cyst [sist]

noun

in broad general terms that ignore a lot of detail, a sac or pouch in a body.

The two words are pronounced the same but they have different meanings.

There may be more homonyms meeting your inquiry terms, but, I did not find them.

Recuerdos/Best Wishes

Moe

• C*A*U*T*I*O*N - See Lzanoni's reply. Xyst is an english word in our dictionary. - Moe Sep 1, 2009

Answer 3

I'm pretty sure the crossword puzzle answers will be published in tomorrow's paper.

Answer 4

Using our own SpanishDict.com dictionary, I found a Spanish word:

xyst [sist] (this word looks arcane and unused to me)

Are you sure that you are looking at a Spanish word. It looks like you might be looking at an English word to me. According to the RAE, there is no such word as xyst in Spanish

• I checked my work. I found you are correct. Xyst is English. Ooops.! - Moe Sep 1, 2009

Answer 5

Possibly...

xylophone (English), which actually starts with a z sound

xilofón (Spanish), which actually starts with an s sound

(I don't know if this truly counts as a homonymn, I'm used to considering homonyms only within a single language)