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cigüeñuela

  • [siɣ̞weˈɲwela] seseante
  • [siɣ̞weɲuˈela] seseante
  • [θiɣ̞weˈɲwela] no seseante
  • [θiɣ̞weɲuˈela] no seseante

Rhymes with e.la

Where it comes from

De cigüeña y el sufijo -ela.

noun cigüeñuelas

  1. Aves (Himantopus) Género de aves caradriformes de la familia Recurvirostridae, que tienen patas extremadamente largas y picos largos y delgados.
  2. Eje acodado con contrapesos presente en ciertas máquinas que, aplicando el principio del mecanismo de biela-manivela, transforma el movimiento rectilíneo alternativo en circular uniforme y viceversa.

In English

  • crank a bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an arm attached to the end of a shaft or wh
  • stilt bird

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MLA

"cigüeñuela." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/cig%C3%BCe%C3%B1uela. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

cigüeñuela. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/cig%C3%BCe%C3%B1uela

Chicago

"cigüeñuela." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/cig%C3%BCe%C3%B1uela.

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@misc{cigu_en_uela_2026,
  title = {cigüeñuela},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/cig%C3%BCe%C3%B1uela},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}