Phrase guide

treasure hunt

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A search for sunken or buried treasure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A game in which people have to find hidden objects or places, with the help of clues.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a game in which players try to find hidden articles by using a series of clues

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: game

History

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: лов на съкровища (lov na sǎkrovišta) — search for a treasure (real, not a game)
  • Catalan: recerca del tresor — search for a treasure (real, not a game)
  • Danish: skattejagt — search for a treasure (real, not a game)
  • Dutch: schattenjacht — search for a treasure (real, not a game)
  • Finnish: aarteenmetsästys — search for a treasure (real, not a game)
  • Finnish: aarrejahti — search for a treasure (real, not a game)
  • French: chasse au trésor — search for a treasure (real, not a game)
  • French: jeu de piste — search for a treasure (real, not a game)
  • German: Schatzsuche — search for a treasure (real, not a game)
  • Greek: κυνήγι θησαυρού (kynígi thisavroú) — search for a treasure (real, not a game)
  • Italian: caccia al tesoro — search for a treasure (real, not a game)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skattejakt — search for a treasure (real, not a game)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skattejakt — search for a treasure (real, not a game)
  • Polish: poszukiwanie skarbu — search for a treasure (real, not a game)
  • Portuguese: caça ao tesouro — search for a treasure (real, not a game)
  • Russian: кладоиска́тельство (kladoiskátelʹstvo) — search for a treasure (real, not a game)
  • Spanish: búsqueda del tesoro — search for a treasure (real, not a game)
  • Swedish: skattjakt — search for a treasure (real, not a game)
  • Tagalog: pamumugoy — search for a treasure (real, not a game)
  • Tagalog: pamumug-oy — search for a treasure (real, not a game)
  • German: Schnitzeljagd — game
  • Korean: 보물(寶物)찾기 (bomulchatgi) — game
  • Swedish: skattjakt — game