mitra
Spanish, noun/ˈmitɾa/
mitra is spelled M-I-T-R-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 36,968th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mitra is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “mitre (head covering of a church dignitary)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cubierta que se ponían los obispos y algunos abades en la cabeza a las funciones litúrgicas solemnes”.
What does mitra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemitre (head covering of a church dignitary)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cubierta que se ponían los obispos y algunos abades en la cabeza a las funciones litúrgicas solemnes. 2. Toca o adorno de la cabeza, que usaban los persas, de quienes lo tomaron otras naciones; actualmente la usan aún los parsis. 3. Representación de esta cubierta sobre un escudo eclesiástico. 4. Cabeza.
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 mitra
- mitras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mitra?
- /ˈmitɾa/
- [ˈmi.t̪ɾa]
- [ˈmit̪ɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mitra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mitra in Spanish?
mitra appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).