quiebre

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkjebɾe/ [ˈkje.β̞ɾe]
• Rhymes: -ebɾe
• Syllabification: quie‧bre

Etymology 1

Deverbal from quebrar.

Noun

quiebre m (plural quiebres)

1. (Chile) breakup, rupture (of human relations)

   Synonyms: ruptura, separación

2. (Argentina) breaking, break (action and effect of breaking)

Etymology 2

Verb

quiebre

1. inflection of quebrar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “quiebre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16