la
feminine
/θinˈtuɾa/
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Translation
waist
Word origin
From Latin cinctura ('a girdling'), from cingere ('to gird, to encircle'). The same root gives English 'cincture' and 'precinct'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- cinctura
- English cognates
- cincture, precinct
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralcinturas
Examples
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The dress fits her tightly at the waist.
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She put her hands on her waist and waited.
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The water came up to his waist.
¿ mides ?
What is your waist measurement?
mucha .
She dances moving her waist very gracefully.
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