hieroglyph, ca.
(From hieroglífico).
1. adj. It is said in writing that, as a general rule, are not represented words with phonetic or alphabetic signs, but the meaning of the words with figures or symbols. Used this genre of writing the Egyptians and other ancient peoples, mainly in the monuments.
2. m. Each of the characters or figures used in this genre of writing.
3. m. set of signs and figures that expresses a phrase, ordinarily by hobby or game of wit.
Painting, writing, point, etc., difficult to understand or interpret.5. d. mote (? brief sentence that includes a mystery that needs explanation).