cetra
Spanish, noun/ˈθetɾa/
cetra is spelled C-E-T-R-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 45 million words in written Spanish, the 236,842nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cetra is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “a caetra (a short Spanish shield)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Escudo escudo hecho de piel de animal, utilizado sobre todo por españoles, mauritanos y británicos en época…”.
What does cetra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea caetra (a short Spanish shield)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Escudo escudo hecho de piel de animal, utilizado sobre todo por españoles, mauritanos y británicos en época romana. Seguramente tienen el mismo origen que los escudos de los Highlanders escocés. No se tiene evidencia de que este escudo haya sido utilizado por los romanos.
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 cetra
- cetras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cetra?
- /ˈθetɾa/
- [ˈθe.t̪ɾa]
- /ˈsetɾa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cetra in Spanish?
cetra appears about once in every 45 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).