ciaboga
Spanish, noun/θjaˈboɡa/
ciaboga is spelled C-I-A-B-O-G-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 91 million words in written Spanish, the 328,186th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ciaboga is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “putting about, turning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Maniobra que tiene por objeto hacer que un barco gire o vire en redondo en el menor espacio posible”.
What does ciaboga mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineputting about, turning
- 2
feminineany change of direction
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Maniobra que tiene por objeto hacer que un barco gire o vire en redondo en el menor espacio posible.
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 ciaboga
- ciabogas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ciaboga?
- /θjaˈboɡa/
- [θjaˈβ̞o.ɣ̞a]
- /sjaˈboɡa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ciaboga in Spanish?
ciaboga appears about once in every 91 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).