Etymology

hidato

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Today it means: A puzzle game in which the player fills in boxes with numbers, attempting to fill the grid with consecutive numbers that connect either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Full definition →

Hebrew חידאתו
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromחידאתו
  2. English todayhidato

A trademark, from Hebrew חידאתו (ḥidató), probably from חִידָה (ḥida, “riddle, quiz”).

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