güiña
Spanish, noun
güiña is spelled G-Ü-I-Ñ-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 85,557th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Güiña is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “kodkod” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a tilde, guiña is a different word: “third-person singular present indicative”. With a tilde, guiñá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of guiñar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Oncifelis guigna) Felino sudamericano que vive desde la Patagonia hasta los bosques templados del centro y…”.
What does güiña mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininekodkod
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of guiñar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Oncifelis guigna) Felino sudamericano que vive desde la Patagonia hasta los bosques templados del centro y sur de Chile y Argentina. Pesa entre 2 y 3 kg, mide de 39 a 52 cm, más la cola de 23 cm. Su pelaje espeso, largo y lanoso es de color café o café-rojizo con manchas oscuras, algunos ejemplares son completamente negros. Sus orejas negras tienen un pequeño dibujo blanco detrás, que simula un o
adjective: 1. Persona que tiene la costumbre o el oficio de apropiarse de objetos ajenos.
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 güiña
- güiñas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is güiña in Spanish?
güiña appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).