pretina
Spanish, noun/pɾeˈtina/
pretina is spelled P-R-E-T-I-N-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written Spanish, the 157,080th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pretina is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “waistband” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Correa o cinta con hebilla o broche para sujetar en la cintura ciertas prendas de ropa”.
What does pretina mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewaistband
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Correa o cinta con hebilla o broche para sujetar en la cintura ciertas prendas de ropa. 2. Cintura donde se ciñe la pretina. 3. Parte de los calzones, briales, basquiñas y otras ropas, que se ciñe y ajusta a la cintura. 4. Lo que ciñe o rodea una cosa.
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 pretina
- pretinas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pretina?
- /pɾeˈtina/
- [pɾeˈt̪i.na]
- [pɾeˈt̪ina]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pretina
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pretina in Spanish?
pretina appears about once in every 18 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).