cisura

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin scissura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θiˈsuɾa/ [θiˈsu.ɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /siˈsuɾa/ [siˈsu.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: ci‧su‧ra

Noun

cisura f (plural cisuras)

1. incision, small cut
2. (anatomy) fissure, sulcus

Derived terms

• cisura de Silvio
• cisura lateral

 

Further reading

• “cisura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28