"cuerda" meaning in Spanish

See cuerda in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkweɾda/, [ˈkweɾ.ð̞a]
Rhymes: -eɾda Head templates: {{head|es|adjective form}} cuerda
  1. feminine singular of cuerdo Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: cuerdo
    Sense id: en-cuerda-es-adj-X6D034EX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkweɾda/, [ˈkweɾ.ð̞a] Forms: cuerdas [plural]
Rhymes: -eɾda Etymology: Inherited from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, cord”). Doublet of corda. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|chorda|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin chorda, {{inh+|es|la|chorda}} Inherited from Latin chorda, {{der|es|grc|χορδή||string of gut, cord}} Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, cord”), {{doublet|es|corda}} Doublet of corda Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} cuerda f (plural cuerdas)
  1. rope, cord, string Tags: feminine Synonyms: cable
    Sense id: en-cuerda-es-noun-njKaXj3j
  2. (geometry, architecture, aeronautics) chord Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cuerda-es-noun-JXNbqqW0 Categories (other): Aeronautics, Architecture, Geometry, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 3 6 38 24 3 26 1 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, architecture, business, engineering, geometry, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (music) string (of a musical stringed instrument) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cuerda-es-noun--kcdOZvX Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  4. clockwork Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cuerda-es-noun--uoWOZpm
  5. (historical) Synonym of cordel (a traditional unit of distance) Tags: feminine, historical Synonyms: cordel [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cuerda-es-noun-FU8HI5vd Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Units of measure Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 39 32 0 2 4 9 1 12 1 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 2 3 11 20 4 43 16
  6. (Caribbean, historical) cuerda (unit of land area) Tags: Caribbean, feminine, historical
    Sense id: en-cuerda-es-noun-OKyNeVcJ Categories (other): Caribbean Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: cuerda de saltar (english: jump rope), cuerda floja (english: tightrope), cuerda umbilical, cuerdas vocales, supercuerda
Etymology number: 2 Derived forms: aflojar la cuerda (english: to loosen the rope), bajo cuerda, contra las cuerdas, cuerda al aire, cuerda de presos, cuerda dorsal, cuerda falsa, cuerda sin fin, cuerda vale, dar cuerda, echar una cuerda, en cuerda floja, en la cuerda floja, estirar las cuerdas, instrumento de cuerda, llevar la cuerda, mozo de cuerda, por debajo de cuerda, quedarle cuerda, ser de la otra cuerda, tener cuerda para rato, teoría de cuerdas, tirar de la cuerda (english: tug-of-war), tormento de cuerda, trato de cuerda

Inflected forms

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        ]
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of cordel (a traditional unit of distance)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cordel",
          "cordel#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) Synonym of cordel (a traditional unit of distance)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "a traditional unit of distance",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "cordel"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Caribbean Spanish",
        "Spanish terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cuerda (unit of land area)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cuerda",
          "cuerda#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Caribbean, historical) cuerda (unit of land area)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Caribbean",
        "feminine",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkweɾda/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkweɾ.ð̞a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɾda"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cuerda"
}

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