cornisa
Spanish, noun/koɾˈnisa/
cornisa is spelled C-O-R-N-I-S-A (7 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 29,514th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cornisa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “cornice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Parte superior y sobresaliente de un entablamento de un pedestal, edificio o habitación. También se utiliza…”.
What does cornisa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecornice
- 2
femininecrown molding
- 3
femininetop of a pedestal cornice on a building or room
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Parte superior y sobresaliente de un entablamento de un pedestal, edificio o habitación. También se utiliza para señalar los pisos o plantas por el exterior de los muros. 2. Coronamiento compuesto de molduras que sirve de remate a una pared. 3. Parte sobresaliente de un precipicio.
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 cornisa
- cornisas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cornisa?
- /koɾˈnisa/
- [koɾˈni.sa]
- [koɾˈnisa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cornisa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cornisa in Spanish?
cornisa appears 1.3 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).