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cerda

Spanish, noun/ˈθeɾda/

cerda is spelled C-E-R-D-A (5 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 15,797th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cerda is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “sow (female pig)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of cerdo. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pelo largo y grueso que tienen los caballos en la crin y el cuello”.

What does cerda mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininesow (female pig)

  2. 2

    colloquialfemininepig, slob (woman)

  3. 3

    derogatoryfemininebitch, slut

noun

  1. 1

    femininebristle (stiff or coarse hair)

adjective

  1. 1

    femininefeminine singular of cerdo

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Pelo largo y grueso que tienen los caballos en la crin y el cuello. 2. Por extensión: Pelos de otros animales como el jabalí o el puerco igualmente robustos, aunque no tan largos. 3. Pelos o filamentos de cualquier material, que componen un cepillo, brocha, etc. 4. Alar o lazo hecho de cerda, para cazar perdices.

noun: 1. Tumor carbuncoso que se le forma al cerdo en las partes laterales del cuello. 2. Puerca (mujer grosera, sucia o ruin).

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 cerda

  • cerdas plural
  • cerdo masculine
  • cerdos masculine plural
  • ceda alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce cerda?

  • /ˈθeɾda/
  • [ˈθeɾ.ð̞a]
  • /ˈseɾda/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to cerda

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is cerda in Spanish?

cerda appears 3.4 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).

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