What does seno in Spanish mean?

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

The word seno in Spanish means breast, sinus, bosom, bosom, sine, womb, bosom, gulf, take under your wing, sinus, frontal sinus. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word seno

breast

nombre masculino (mujer: pecho, mama)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A mi tía le extirparon un quiste de su seno derecho.
A cyst was removed from my aunt's right breast.

sinus

nombre masculino (hueso: cavidad o hueco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sinusitis es causada por la inflamación del seno maxilar.
Sinusitis is caused by inflammation in the maxillary sinus.

bosom

nombre masculino (regazo, cobijo) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Eligió el sacerdocio y en el seno de la Iglesia encontró una fuente de fortaleza espiritual.
He chose the priesthood and in the bosom of the church he found a fountain of spiritual strength.

bosom

nombre masculino (parte interna de algo) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Siddhartha Gautama nació en el seno de una familia aristocrática, creció rodeado de lujos.
Siddhartha Gautama was born in the bosom of an aristocratic family and grew up surrounded by luxury.

sine

nombre masculino (función trigonométrica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El seno es la relación entre el cateto opuesto y la hipotenusa.
Sine is the ratio between the opposite angle and the hypotenuse.

womb

nombre masculino (cavidad del útero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dejó de fumar porque llevaba en su seno a su primer hijo.
She stopped smoking because she was carrying her first child in her womb.

bosom

nombre masculino (hueco entre mamas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La camarera acostumbraba guardar las propinas en el seno.
The waitress normally hid her tips in her bosom.

gulf

nombre masculino (ensenada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El océano Atlántico forma el seno llamado Golfo de México.
The Atlantic Ocean forms a gulf known as the Gulf of Mexico.

take under your wing

locución verbal (figurado, formal (recoger, proteger)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Esta casa de enseñanza nos acogió en su seno y nos dio grandes lecciones de vida.
This educational institution took us under its wing and gave us great lessons in life.

sinus, frontal sinus

nombre masculino (anatomía: cavidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El seno frontal se encuentra en el entrecejo.

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