cuncuna
Spanish, noun/kunˈkuna/
cuncuna is spelled C-U-N-C-U-N-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 81 million words in written Spanish, the 311,210th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cuncuna is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “caterpillar (insect)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mariposa o polilla en su estado juvenil de cuerpo alargado y segmentado, en ocasiones cubierto por pelos…”.
What does cuncuna mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecaterpillar (insect)
- 2
feminineinformalaccordion
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mariposa o polilla en su estado juvenil de cuerpo alargado y segmentado, en ocasiones cubierto por pelos urticantes. Tienen tres pares de patas verdaderas y algunos más de patas falsas, que le dan un parecido lejano con un ciempiés. 2. Acordeón. 3. Buses con acoplado, para el transporte de pasajeros en Santiago. 4. Cosa o conjunto de cosas que tiene un movimiento similar al de una oruga.
noun: 1. Paloma silvestre.
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 cuncuna
- cuncunas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cuncuna?
- /kunˈkuna/
- [kũŋˈku.na]
- [kũŋˈkuna]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cuncuna
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cuncuna in Spanish?
cuncuna appears about once in every 81 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).