cinturilla

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cinturilla.

Pronunciation

Noun

cinturilla f (plural cinturilles)

  1. waistband
    Synonym: cintura

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From cintura +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /θintuˈɾiʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /θintuˈɾiʎa/
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /sintuˈɾiʝa/
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains, Philippines) /sintuˈɾiʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /sintuˈɾiʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /sintuˈɾiʒa/

 

  • Syllabification: cin‧tu‧ri‧lla

Noun

cinturilla f (plural cinturillas)

  1. waistband
    Synonym: pretina
    • 2015 July 30, “‘¿Feliciqué?’”, in El País:
      Llevaré vestidos blancos, collares de conchas y pantalones anchos antes de volver a meterme en la cinturilla de los hábitos de mujer trabajadora.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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