cirugía

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], borrowed from Latin chīrurgia, from chīrurgus, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) (cf. χειρουργία (kheirourgía)), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work, labor”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θiɾuˈxia/ [θi.ɾuˈxi.a] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /siɾuˈxia/ [si.ɾuˈxi.a] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: ci‧ru‧gí‧a

Noun

cirugía f (plural cirugías)

  1. surgery

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