cuerda

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish cuerda. Doublet of chord and cord. === Noun === cuerda (plural cuerdas) (Caribbean, historical) A unit of land area equivalent to 3,929 square meters. ==== Translations ==== == Asturian == === Etymology === From Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, cord”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkweɾda/ [ˈkweɾ.ð̞a] Rhymes: -eɾda Syllabification: cuer‧da === Noun === cuerda f (plural cuerdes) rope Synonym: soga === Further reading === “cuerda”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “cuerda”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkweɾda/ [ˈkweɾ.ð̞a] Rhymes: -eɾda Syllabification: cuer‧da === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== cuerda feminine singular of cuerdo === Etymology 2 === Inherited 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 Synonym: subtensa (music) string (of a musical stringed instrument) clockwork (historical) synonym of cordel (a traditional unit of distance) (Caribbean, historical) cuerda (unit of land area) ===== Hyponyms ===== cuerda de saltar (“jump rope”) cuerda floja (“tightrope”) cuerda umbilical cuerdas vocales supercuerda ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → English: cuerda === Further reading === “cuerda”, 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