What does cadera in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cadera in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cadera in Spanish.

The word cadera in Spanish means hip, hip, hip arthritis, fractured hip, move your hips, wriggle your hips. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cadera

hip

nombre femenino (de humano) (anat.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Felipe rodó por las escaleras y se fracturó la cadera, así que no podrá caminar por un tiempo.
Philip rolled down the stairs and broke his hip. He won't be able to walk for a while.

hip

nombre femenino (de animal) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La práctica de la equitación requiere que el jinete coordine el movimiento de su cadera con el de la cadera del caballo.
Horse riding requires the jockey to coordinate the movement of her hips to the hips of the horse.

hip arthritis

(proceso inflamatorio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi abuela sufre de artritis de cadera.
My grandmother suffers from hip arthritis.

fractured hip

(ruptura del fémur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El médico dijo que mi abuela tendrá que someterse a cirugía por una fractura de cadera.
The doctor said my grandma would have to have surgery for her fractured hip.

move your hips, wriggle your hips

locución verbal (contonearse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Los bailarines movían la cadera con mucho ritmo.
The dancers moved their hips with great rhythm.

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