ciruja
Spanish, noun/θiˈɾuxa/
ciruja is spelled C-I-R-U-J-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish, the 91,681st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ciruja is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “person who lives off of trash” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que revisa periódicamente la basura en los contenedores públicos y la aprovecha en parte”.
What does ciruja mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineslangperson who lives off of trash
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona que revisa periódicamente la basura en los contenedores públicos y la aprovecha en parte.
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 ciruja
- cirujas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ciruja?
- /θiˈɾuxa/
- [θiˈɾu.xa]
- /siˈɾuxa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ciruja in Spanish?
ciruja appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).