pasatiempo

pastime

noun pah-sah-TYEM-poh Rare

Origin: Compound of pasar (to pass) + tiempo (time).

Also means

hobby

Usage Note

Pasatiempo covers both 'hobby' and 'pastime', and is also the Spanish word for a puzzle or word-game section in a newspaper or magazine. It is slightly more formal than hobby (borrowed directly from English), which is very common in everyday Latin American and Spanish speech. The plural pasatiempos is regular.

Examples

"La lectura es su pasatiempo favorito."

Natural Translation

Reading is his favourite pastime.

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