quiasma
Spanish, noun/ˈkjasma/
quiasma is spelled Q-U-I-A-S-M-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish, the 169,030th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quiasma is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “chiasma (a crossing of two nerves, ligaments, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cruce o intersección de dos estructuras anatómicas o celulares”.
What does quiasma mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinechiasma (a crossing of two nerves, ligaments, etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cruce o intersección de dos estructuras anatómicas o celulares. 2. Por extensión, punto en que se tocan o relacionan dos o más entidades.
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 quiasma
- quiasmas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quiasma?
- /ˈkjasma/
- [ˈkjaz.ma]
- [ˈkjasma]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quiasma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quiasma in Spanish?
quiasma appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).