hidden treasure
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3.5
- noun
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tesoro oculto
- Children love stories about adventurers seeking hidden treasures in mysterious places.
- discover hidden treasure
There is this hidden treasure buried somewhere.
- There is this hidden treasure buried somewhere.
Examples
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As they explored the cave, they stumbled upon a hidden treasure filled with gold coins.
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There is this hidden treasure buried somewhere.
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The narrator was after a hidden treasure the old man had.
Fiction book (2002) -
I watched it this week, and it was an unexpected hidden treasure.
Blog text (9) -
If you want to find your hidden treasure, that's the way.
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I reckon those films are hidden treasures!
Blog text (19) -
At the far end of the village, there was an ancient amphitheatre, almost two thousand five hundred years old and so adjacent to the modern buildings that it is certain there are more hidden treasures concealed below.
Blog text (14) -
Even in ancient Roman times, Petra was a site enveloped in mystery, and legends began forming around the hidden treasures in its picturesque tombs.
Academic text (2000) -
The pirate's map led to a hidden treasure buried on a deserted island.
Synonyms
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7.0
A collection of valuable things or information that someone finds
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4.8
A group of many valuable or interesting items found unexpectedly
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3.6
Valuable things hidden underground, like gold or jewels
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3.9
Valuable things like money or jewels that were hidden long ago
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4.8
A very good person, place, or thing that few people know about
Treasure or valuable objects kept in a secret place
How Hidden
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'valuable objects that have been concealed' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'hidden' (not easily visible) with 'treasure' (valuable items). This is a straightforward compositional phrase found across many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily understand it.
Etymology
Hidden treasure brings to mind a treasure chest or coins hidden in a cave, under a tree, or in an attic so they are out of sight. So it means 'valuable things that are kept hidden and hard to find'.