libro anónimo (spanish) - meaning, definition, translation, pronunciation
Part of Speech
Noun
Phonetic Transcription
/liˈβɾo aˈno.ni.mo/
Translations
libro anónimo → anonymous book
Usage and Frequency
The term libro anónimo is used in the Spanish language to refer to a book whose author is unknown or has chosen to remain anonymous. This phrase is more commonly used in written contexts, such as literary discussions or library cataloging. It is not an everyday word in oral speech but is encountered in academic or book-related conversations.
Examples
En la biblioteca encontré un libro anónimo del cual no se conoce el autor.
Translation: In the library, I found an anonymous book of which the author is unknown.
Se ha especulado mucho sobre la verdadera identidad del escritor del libro anónimo.
Translation: There has been much speculation about the true identity of the writer of the anonymous book.
Idiomatic Expressions
The term libro anónimo is not typically used in idiomatic expressions in Spanish.
Etymology
Libro comes from the Latin word liber, which means book.
Anónimo comes from the Greek word anṓnymos (ἀνώνυμος), where an- means "without" and -onymos means "name," hence "without a name."