cinta

belt

noun CHEEN-tah Rare

Also means

enclosure wall

Usage Note

Cinta most commonly means a belt or girdle worn around the waist; in military and urban planning contexts it means an encircling wall or perimeter, as in cinta muraria ('city walls'). The everyday word for a trouser belt is more often cintura, making cinta somewhat formal. It is feminine: la cinta.

Examples

"La cinta del pantalone era troppo larga."

Natural Translation

The trouser belt was too loose.

Literal Translation

The belt of-the trousers was too loose.

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