ceñido
Spanish, adjective/θeˈɲido/
ceñido is spelled C-E-Ñ-I-D-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 59,064th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ceñido is a Spanish adjective meaning “moderate, measured” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of ceñir. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Apretado o ajustado”.
What does ceñido mean in English?
adjective
- 1
moderate, measured
- 2
tight, constricted
- 3
having a petiole
verb
- 1
past participle of ceñir
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Apretado o ajustado. 2. Moderado y reducido en sus gastos. 3. Aplícase a los insectos que tienen muy marcada la división entre el tórax y el abdomen (como la mosca, la hormiga y la abeja).
verb: 1. Participio de ceñir o de ceñirse.
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 ceñido
- ceñida feminine
- ceñidos masculine plural
- ceñidas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ceñido?
- /θeˈɲido/
- [θeˈɲi.ð̞o]
- /seˈɲido/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ceñido
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ceñido in Spanish?
ceñido appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).