concurso
competition, contest
noun kohn-KOOR-soh Less Common
Origin: Latin concursus
Also means
quiz show
Usage Note
Concurso most commonly refers to a competition or TV game show (concurso de televisión). In legal and financial Spanish, concurso de acreedores is the formal term for insolvency proceedings (equivalent to bankruptcy). The phrase por concurso means 'by open competition' (e.g., a public job selection process).
Examples
"Ganó el concurso de cocina."
Natural Translation
She won the cooking competition.
Literal Translation
Won the competition of cooking.
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