cine
Spanish, noun
cine is spelled C-I-N-E (4 letters) and appears 91 times per million words in written Spanish, the 964th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cine is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “cinema, moviehouse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a tilde, ciñe is a different word: “third-person singular present indicative”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Arte de hacer películas para su exposición en salas de espectáculo”.
What does cine mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecinema, moviehouse
- 2
masculinefilm (when specifying types of films)
un cine mudo
- 3
masculinecinema; A sophisticated or exemplary film, representative of the art of cinema.
- 4
masculineAny media or event that is exemplary.
Esta ilustración es cine.
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Arte de hacer películas para su exposición en salas de espectáculo. 2. Sala de espectáculo que ofrece películas al público. 3. Historia narrada mediante imágenes que son proyectadas sobre una pantalla de una sala de espectáculos. 4. Estilo y características del cine₁ particular de un cineasta.
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 cine
- cines plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to cine
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cine in Spanish?
cine appears 91 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).