cintura

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cinctūra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [sinˈtu.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [sinˈtu.ɾa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -uɾa

Noun

cintura f (plural cintures)

1. (anatomy) waist
2. (of clothing) waistband

   Synonym: cinturilla

Derived terms

• cinturar
• cinturat

Related terms

• cinturilla
• cinturó

Further reading

• “cintura”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cinctūra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃinˈtu.ra/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ura
• Hyphenation: cin‧tù‧ra

Noun

cintura f (plural cinture)

1. (anatomy) waist
2. belt, girdle
3. (astronomy) belt (asteroid belt)
4. (geography) belt (copper belt or corn belt)

Derived terms

• cintura asteroidale
• cintura di castità
• cintura di sicurezza
• cinturare
• cinturino

See also

• fascia

Anagrams

• curanti

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cinctūra.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩˈtu.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩˈtu.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩˈtu.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sĩˈtu.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -uɾɐ
• Hyphenation: cin‧tu‧ra

Noun

cintura f (plural cinturas)

1. (anatomy) waist, waistline (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach)

Derived terms

• cinturão
• cintura de asteróides
• cintura de muralhas
• jogo de cintura

Related terms

• cinta
• cinto

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cinctūra. Cognate with English cincture.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θinˈtuɾa/ [θĩn̪ˈt̪u.ɾa] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /sinˈtuɾa/ [sĩn̪ˈt̪u.ɾa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: cin‧tu‧ra

Noun

cintura f (plural cinturas)

1. (anatomy) waist

Derived terms

• cintura de avispa
• cinturilla
• cinturón
• meter en cintura

Related terms

• cinta

Further reading

• “cintura”, 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