cubierta

Spanish

Etymology

See cubierto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈbjeɾta/ [kuˈβ̞jeɾ.t̪a]

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• Rhymes: -eɾta
• Syllabification: cu‧bier‧ta

Noun

cubierta f (plural cubiertas)

1. cover, covering, casing, lid, shroud
2. cover, jacket (of a book)

   Synonym: forro

3. envelope (i.e. any natural covering), sheath (a structure covering an animal or plant organ)
4. sheath (for cables)
5. roof (exterior part)
6. (Argentina, Paraguay, Spain, Uruguay) tire
7. hood (e.g. hood for a pipe or a fish tank)
8. shell (e.g. for capsules)
9. cover (pretext, false background)

   Se va a volar mi cubierta si nos ven juntos.

   It'll blow my cover if we're ever seen together.

10. (nautical) deck

Related terms

• cubierto
• cubrir

 

Adjective

cubierta

1. feminine singular of cubierto

Participle

cubierta f sg

1. feminine singular of cubierto

Further reading

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