cadera
Pronunciation: /kaˈdeɾa/
“cadera” is a Spanish word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
In Spanish
- Proyecciones óseas del fémur y el tejido muscular y graso recubriente, que forman un ensanchamiento a ambos lados del cuerpo del humano donde las piernas se insertan en el tronco.
- En los cuadrúpedos, parte trasera, comprendiendo la parte superior del muslo donde se une con la espalda y el fuerte músculo de las nalgas.
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish cadera (“chair, throne”), from Vulgar Latin cathégra (attested in Pompeiian inscriptions), variant of Latin cathedra (“armchair”), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “chair”). Doublet of cátedra. Compare Portuguese cadeira (“chair”), Catalan cadira, Lombard and Piedmontese cadrega, Venetan carega, Modern Greek καρέκλα…
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