cuerda
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, cord”).
Noun
cuerda f (plural cuerdes)
Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
cuerda
- (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective cuerdo.
Etymology 2
From Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, cord”). Doublet of corda.
Noun
cuerda f (plural cuerdas)
- rope, cord, string
- Synonym: cable
- (geometry, architecture, aeronautics) chord
- (music) string (of a musical stringed instrument)
- clockwork
- (Caribbean, historical) 3929 square meters
Hyponyms
- cuerda de saltar (“jump rope”)
- cuerda floja (“tightrope”)
- cuerdas vocales
- supercuerda
Derived terms
- aflojar la cuerda (“to loosen the rope”)
- bajo cuerda
- contra las cuerdas
- cuerda al aire
- cuerda dorsal
- cuerda falsa
- dar cuerda
- quedarle cuerda
- ser de la otra cuerda
- tirar de la cuerda (“tug-of-war”)
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