acupuntura
Spanish, noun/akupunˈtuɾa/
acupuntura is spelled A-C-U-P-U-N-T-U-R-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 43,425th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Acupuntura is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “acupuncture (insertion of needles for remedial purposes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “una rama de la medicina tradicional China que consiste en insertar agujas metálicas en ciertos puntos del…”.
What does acupuntura mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineacupuncture (insertion of needles for remedial purposes)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. una rama de la medicina tradicional China que consiste en insertar agujas metálicas en ciertos puntos del cuerpo, con el fin de obtener una respuesta terapéutica local o también a nivel sistémico.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of acupuntura
- acupunturas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce acupuntura?
- /akupunˈtuɾa/
- [a.ku.pũn̪ˈt̪u.ɾa]
- [akupũn̪ˈt̪uɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to acupuntura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is acupuntura in Spanish?
acupuntura appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).