What is the Latin word for hide and seek?

The usual Latin words for “hide and seek” are quaerō, coriāgō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“hide and seek” in Latin

quaerōto seek, look for; to ask, question, seek or search for a thing, inquire, query, interrogate; to strive for; endeavor; s coriāgōA disease of skin of animals

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

hide and seek

To play at hide and seek, *per lusum latitare; *per lusum lutitantes (or -em) quaerere. HIDE-BOUND, cui pellis ita tergori adhaeret, ut apprehensa manibus deduci a costis non possit (Col., 6, 13, 2), or simply cui pellis tergori adhaeret: *coriagine laborans (coriago, Col. and Vegetious).

Niggardly, Vid: HIDEOUS, insignis ad deformitatem. Vid: HORRIBLE.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for hide and seek?: The usual Latin words for “hide and seek” are quaerō, coriāgō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.