cantera
Spanish, noun/kanˈteɾa/
cantera is spelled C-A-N-T-E-R-A (7 letters) and appears 4.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 12,540th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cantera is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “quarry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sitio al aire libre de donde se extrae piedra o material análogo”.
What does cantera mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininequarry
- 2
femininetalent, ingeniosity
- 3
feminineacademy, reserve team
- 4
Mexicofemininetuff
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sitio al aire libre de donde se extrae piedra o material análogo. 2. Talento, ingenio y capacidad que muestra alguna persona. 3. Escuela o institución que forma a personas talentosas para una actividad determinada. 4. Divisiones infantiles y juveniles.
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 cantera
- canteras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cantera?
- /kanˈteɾa/
- [kãn̪ˈt̪e.ɾa]
- [kãn̪ˈt̪eɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cantera
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cantera in Spanish?
cantera appears 4.7 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).