cicatriz

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cicātrīcem.

Noun

cicatriz f (plural cicatrices)

1. scar

Derived terms

• cicatrizar

Further reading

• “cicatriz”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cicātrīcem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.kaˈtɾis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.kaˈtɾis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /si.kaˈtɾiʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /si.kɐˈtɾiʃ/

• Hyphenation: ci‧ca‧triz

Noun

cicatriz f (plural cicatrizes)

1. scar

Derived terms

• cicatrizar

Further reading

• “cicatriz”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “cicatriz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cicātrīx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θikaˈtɾiθ/ [θi.kaˈt̪ɾiθ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /sikaˈtɾis/ [si.kaˈt̪ɾis] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -iθ (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -is (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: ci‧ca‧triz

Noun

cicatriz f (plural cicatrices)

1. (skin) scar, cicatrix

   Synonyms: alforza, chirlo

Derived terms

• cicatrización
• cicatrizal
• cicatrizante
• cicatrizar
• cicatrizativo

Further reading

• “cicatriz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025