viruta
Spanish, noun/biˈɾuta/
viruta is spelled V-I-R-U-T-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 70,879th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Viruta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “dosh; cash; dough (money)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lámina delgada, a menudo en espiral, que se desprende del metal o de la madera al cepillar”.
What does viruta mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialfemininedosh; cash; dough (money)
- 2
femininewoodshavings
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lámina delgada, a menudo en espiral, que se desprende del metal o de la madera al cepillar. 2. Por extensión, cualquier objeto que se desprende de otro y semejante en la forma. 3. Palabras engañosas. 4. Trabajador que hace muebles y enseres con la madera.
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 viruta
- virutas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce viruta?
- /biˈɾuta/
- [biˈɾu.t̪a]
- [biˈɾut̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to viruta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is viruta in Spanish?
viruta appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).