What does cuna in Spanish mean?

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

The word cuna in Spanish means cot, cradle, birth, birthplace, wedge, ad, commercial, cuneiform bone, bedpan, lullaby, cradle of civilization, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, creche, wedge heel. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cuna

cot

nombre femenino (de bebé) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El bebé tiene sueño; lo voy a acostar en su cuna.
The baby's sleepy, I'll go put him down in his cot.

cradle

nombre femenino (lugar de procedencia) (place of origin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Florencia es conocida como la cuna del Renacimiento. Argentina, cuna del tango, es un país fascinante.
Florence is known as the cradle of the Renaissance.

birth

nombre femenino (estirpe, linaje) (ancestry, lineage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son almas gemelas aunque él viene de noble cuna y ella es de origen humilde.
They're soulmates even though he's of noble birth and she's of humble origins.

birthplace

nombre femenino (tierra natal, patria) (homeland)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
México es cuna de artistas como el muralista José Clemente Orozco.
Mexico is the birthplace of artists such as José Clemente Orozco.

wedge

nombre femenino (pieza en ángulo para sujetar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Puedes evitar que la puerta se cierre si la calzas con una cuña.
You can keep the door open if you stop it with a wedge.

ad, commercial

nombre femenino (espacio publicitario) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El programador olvidó incluir la cuña del patrocinador durante la transmisión.
The programmer forgot to include the sponsor's ad (or: commercial) during the transmission.

cuneiform bone

nombre femenino (hueso del tarso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la ilustración aparecen sombreadas las tres cuñas en la extremidad distal del tarso.
The illustration shows the three cuneiform bones on the distal extremity of the tarsal in a different shade; this lets us compare the remains we found with the image.

bedpan

nombre femenino (orinal para enfermo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La enfermera le entregó la cuña al paciente y salió de la habitación.
The nurse handed the bedpan to the patient and left the room.

lullaby

(música para bebés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La madre cantó a su bebé una canción de cuna antes de ponerlo a dormir.
The mother sang a lullaby to her baby before putting him to sleep.

cradle of civilization

(lugar de origen)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

nombre femenino (fallecimiento inesperado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El cuidado prenatal ayuda a reducir el riesgo de muerte súbita infantil.

creche

nombre femenino (guardería bebés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

wedge heel

locución nominal masculina (tipo de zapato)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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