duramadre
Spanish, noun/duɾaˈmadɾe/
duramadre is spelled D-U-R-A-M-A-D-R-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish, the 122,511th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Duramadre is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “dura mater” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Membrana fibrosa meníngea que envuelve el encéfalo y la medula espinal”.
What does duramadre mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedura mater
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Membrana fibrosa meníngea que envuelve el encéfalo y la medula espinal.
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 duramadre
- duramadres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce duramadre?
- /duɾaˈmadɾe/
- [d̪u.ɾaˈma.ð̞ɾe]
- [d̪uɾaˈmað̞ɾe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is duramadre in Spanish?
duramadre appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).