cirujano

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish cirugiano, derived from cirugía, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *chirurgianus, from Latin chirurgia, from chirurgus, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θiɾuˈxano/ [θi.ɾuˈxa.no]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /siɾuˈxano/ [si.ɾuˈxa.no]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: ci‧ru‧ja‧no

Noun

cirujano m (plural cirujanos, feminine cirujana, feminine plural cirujanas)

1. surgeon

Derived terms

• cirujano azul
• neurocirujano
• pez cirujano

 

Related terms

• cirugía
• quirófano
• quirúrgico

 

Further reading

• “cirujano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014