Palabras que empiezan por C — 1957 entradas

Las 1957 palabras del diccionario que empiezan por la letra C, en orden alfabético, cada una con su primera definición. Los acentos no alteran la ordenación —una inicial acentuada se coloca bajo su letra base—, pero la Ñ sí es una letra propia y tiene su propia sección.

• Cher3 acepcionesA department of Centre-Val de Loire, France. Capital: Bourges.
• Cherie1 acepciónA female given name originating as a coinage.
• cherish3 acepcionesTo treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.
• Cherish1 acepciónA female given name.
• cherished1 acepciónhighly valued, having a high personal value.
• Cherokee18 acepcionesA member of an indigenous North American people.
• cherries1 acepciónA rail-gap indicator.
• cherry17 acepcionesA small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
• Cherry9 acepcionesA female given name from English, a pet form of Charity, also interpreted as a flower name.
• Cheryl1 acepciónA female given name originating as a coinage.
• chess3 acepcionesA board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to…
• Chess2 acepcionesA surname.
• chest13 acepcionesA box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
• Chest1 acepciónUniversity of Chester, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
• Chester37 acepcionesA placename. A city, the county town of Cheshire, in northwest England.
• chestnut8 acepcionesAn edible nut (technically a fruit) of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); also (chiefly preceded by a descriptive word),…
• Chestnut1 acepciónA surname.
• Chet2 acepcionesA diminutive of the male given name Chester.
• Cheung1 acepciónA surname from Cantonese.
• chevy7 acepcionesA hunt or pursuit; a chase.
• Chevy2 acepcionesA vehicle of this make.
• chew11 acepcionesTo crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is…
• Chew2 acepcionesA surname.
• chewed1 acepciónThat has been chewed; masticated.
• chewing3 acepcionesThe act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
• Cheyenne6 acepcionesA member of an indigenous people of the Great Plains in North America.
• chi6 acepcionesThe twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets.
• Chi6 acepcionesA Chinese surname.
• Chiang3 acepcionesA surname from Mandarin; variant form Jiang.
• chic4 acepcionesElegant, stylish.
• Chic1 acepciónA diminutive of the male given name Charles.
• Chicago1 acepciónA large city, the county seat of Cook County, in northeastern Illinois, United States, located on Lake Michigan.
• chick9 acepcionesA young bird.
• Chick1 acepciónA surname.
• chicken13 acepcionesA domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).
• Chicken1 acepciónA census-designated place in Alaska.
• chico3 acepcionesA Latin-American boy; a Latino.
• Chico4 acepcionesA city in Butte County, California, United States.
• chief9 acepcionesThe leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
• Chief1 acepciónA township in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States.
• child11 acepcionesA person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
• Child1 acepciónA surname.
• childbirth1 acepciónThe fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy; the process by which it happens.
• childhood3 acepcionesThe state of being a child.
• childish2 acepcionesImmature in thought or behaviour.
• Children1 acepciónA surname.
• Chile1 acepciónA country in South America. Official name: Republic of Chile. Capital and largest city: Santiago.
• chili5 acepcionesThe pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
• Chili1 acepciónA town in New York, United States.
• chill24 acepcionesA moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
• Chill1 acepciónA surname.
• chilled2 acepcionesCooled.
• chilling4 acepcionesBecoming cold.
• chills2 acepcionesA biological response to being tickled; being cold; or experiencing fear, euphoria or sexual arousal in which the person forms goose bumps.
• chilly3 acepcionesCold enough to cause discomfort.
• chime10 acepcionesA musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to…
• chiming1 acepciónAn instance of chiming; a sound that chimes.
• chimney7 acepcionesA vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning…
• chimp3 acepcionesA black person.
• chin16 acepcionesThe bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
• Chin5 acepcionesA hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
• china10 acepcionesSynonym of porcelain, a hard white translucent ceramic made from kaolin, now (chiefly US) sometimes distinguished in reference to tableware as fine…
• China16 acepcionesA cultural region and civilization in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers, taken as a whole under its…
• chinaman4 acepcionesA spin bowler who uses such an action.
• Chinaman3 acepcionesA sailing ship of the 18th and 19th centuries engaged in the Old China Trade.
• Chinatown23 acepcionesA district of a city or town (in a country other than China) in which there is a large concentration of Chinese residents and businesses.
• Chinese11 acepcionesOf, from, or related to China, particularly now the People's Republic of China.
• ching10 acepcionesA pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy bronze, used in the music of Thailand and Cambodia.
• Ching2 acepcionesA surname from Cantonese.
• chino1 acepciónA coarse cotton fabric commonly used to make trousers and uniforms.
• Chino2 acepcionesA surname.
• chip37 acepcionesA small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
• Chip2 acepcionesA diminutive of the male given names Christopher and Charles.
• CHiP1 acepciónAn officer of the California Highway Patrol.
• chipped3 acepcionesHaving one or more chips (small pieces) missing.
• chips2 acepcionesA carpenter.
• Chips1 acepciónTraditional nickname for someone whose surname is Carpenter.
• chirp8 acepcionesA short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.
• chirping1 acepciónThe act, or an instance of, chirping.
• chittering1 acepciónThe sound of a chitter.
• Chiu3 acepcionesA surname from Cantonese.
• chivalry6 acepcionesThe ethical code of the knight prevalent in Medieval Europe, having such primary virtues as mercy towards the poor and oppressed, humility, honour,…
• Chloe1 acepciónA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• chlorine3 acepcionesA toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.
• Cho2 acepcionesA surname from Korean.
• chocolate12 acepcionesA food made from ground roasted cocoa beans.
• Choi2 acepcionesA surname from Chinese.
• choice10 acepcionesAn option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
• Choice1 acepciónA surname.
• choir6 acepcionesA group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.
• Choir1 acepciónA city in Govisümber, Mongolia.
• choke22 acepcionesTo be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles…
• choked2 acepcionesHaving been unable to breathe due to airway obstruction (choking) or strangulation, but usually to the point of pain and discomfort without death.
• choking4 acepcionesThe process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
• cholera1 acepciónAny of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion…
• cholesterol2 acepcionesA sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the membranes of all animal cells; it plays a central role in many…
• Chong1 acepciónA surname.
• choo1 acepciónThe sound of a locomotive whistle.
• Choo1 acepciónA surname.
• choose7 acepcionesTo pick; to make the choice of; to select.
• choosing1 acepciónThe act of making a choice.
• chop42 acepcionesA cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
• Chop3 acepcionesA city, the administrative center of Chop urban hromada, Uzhhorod Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine, first mentioned in 1281. An urban hromada of…
• CHOP1 acepcióna chemotherapy regimen used in the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, consisting of Cyclophosphamide, Hydroxydaunorubicin (also called doxorubicin or…
• chopin1 acepciónA liquid unit of measure of almost half a pint.
• Chopin2 acepcionesA surname from French.
• chopped6 acepcionesCut or diced into small pieces.
• chopper14 acepcionesSomething that chops A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax.
• Chopper1 acepciónA British Rail Class 20 locomotive.
• choppers3 acepcionesTeeth.
• chopping3 acepcionesThe action by which something is chopped; the act of assailing something with chops.
• chops6 acepcionesJaws, lips, mouth.
• chopsticks1 acepciónA hand game in which players hold up a number of fingers on each hand and try, through certain moves, to eliminate their opponent's hands.
• Chopsticks1 acepciónA simple waltz, written in 1877 by Arthur de Lulli, that serves as a two-finger exercise for beginner piano players.
• chord13 acepcionesA harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
• choreography7 acepcionesThe art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.
• chorus25 acepcionesA group of singers performing together; a choir; specifically, such a group singing together in a musical, an opera, etc., as distinct from the…
• Chorus2 acepcionesA group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.
• chose1 acepciónA thing; personal property.
• chosen2 acepcionespicked; selected
• Chosen1 acepciónA former colony of Japan in East Asia; Korea under Japanese rule, from 1910 through 1945.
• chou2 acepcionesChoux pastry, usually in the form of a small round cake with a sweet filling.
• Chou1 acepciónA common Chinese surname
• chow9 acepcionesFood, especially snacks.
• Chow2 acepcionesA surname from Cantonese.
• Chris2 acepcionesA diminutive of the male given names Christopher or (less commonly) Christian.
• Chrissy2 acepcionesA diminutive of the female given names Christine or Christina.
• Christ5 acepcionesThe anointed one, the savior predicted by the Old Testament.
• Christa1 acepciónA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• christening2 acepcionesThe Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.
• Christian12 acepcionesA believer in Christianity.
• Christianity3 acepcionesAn Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ.
• christie1 acepciónA high-speed ski turn in which the skis are kept parallel.
• Christie3 acepcionesA diminutive of the female given name Christine and of its variant forms; fairly common as a formal female given name in the 20th century.
• Christina1 acepciónA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• Christine5 acepcionesA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• Christmas15 acepcionesA festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan, and secular customs…
• Christopher2 acepcionesA male given name from Ancient Greek.
• Christy3 acepcionesA diminutive of the male given name Christopher.
• chronic10 acepcionesOf a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
• chronicle2 acepcionesA written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.
• chu2 acepcionesThe sound of a kiss.
• Chu6 acepcionesA surname from Mandarin.
• chubby6 acepcionesOf a person: slightly overweight, somewhat fat, and hence plump, rounded, and soft.
• chuck28 acepcionesMeat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
• Chuck3 acepcionesA form of the male given name Charles, of mostly American usage.
• chuckle7 acepcionesA quiet laugh.
• chuckling1 acepciónAn instance in which someone chuckles
• chug12 acepcionesA dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine.
• chum11 acepcionesTo share rooms with someone; to live together.
• Chum1 acepciónA surname.
• chump5 acepcionesAn incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser.
• Chun1 acepciónA surname.
• Chung2 acepcionesA common surname from Korean.
• chunk11 acepcionesA part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g. wood or stone.
• chunky4 acepcionesHaving chunks.
• church11 acepcionesA Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
• Church5 acepcionesA surname.
• Churchill22 acepcionesAny of several placenames, derived from church and hill. A suburb of the city of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
• chute7 acepcionesA framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a…
• Chute3 acepcionesA surname.
• ci1 acepciónOne of the Classical Chinese poetry forms
• Ci1 acepciónA county of Handan, Hebei, China.
• ciao3 acepcionesHello, hi.
• CID4 acepcionescaller identification; a feature that identifies the phone number of the caller.
• cider6 acepcionesAn alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.
• cigar2 acepcionesA cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.
• cigarette2 acepcionesA small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.
• cinch9 acepcionesA simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
• Cincinnati10 acepcionesThe third largest city in Ohio, United States and the county seat of Hamilton County.
• Cinderella9 acepcionesA popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward.
• Cindy1 acepciónA diminutive of the female given name Cynthia and Lucinda; also used as a formal female given name.
• cinema6 acepcionesA movie theatre, a movie house.
• cinematography2 acepcionesThe art, process, or job of filming movies.
• cinnamon7 acepcionesA small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.
• Cinnamon2 acepcionesA surname.
• cipher16 acepcionesA numeric character.
• circle24 acepcionesA two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
• Circle4 acepcionesA census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. Erroneously thought to be on the Arctic Circle, which is 50 miles…
• circled3 acepcionesMarked with a surrounding circle or ellipse; ringed.
• circling3 acepcionesA circular motion.
• circuit20 acepcionesThe act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution
• circular12 acepcionesOf or relating to a circle.
• circulation6 acepcionesThe act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
• circumstance5 acepcionesSomething which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event.
• circumstantial6 acepcionesPertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential.
• circus9 acepcionesA traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular…
• cisco1 acepciónAny North American freshwater fish of certain species of the genus Coregonus that live in cold-water lakes.
• Cisco1 acepciónCisco Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of routers, switches, and other networking and communications equipment.
• citadel4 acepcionesA strong fortress that sits high above a city.
• citizen8 acepcionesA resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or duties.
• Citizen2 acepcionesA personal Title denoting citizenship, implicitly of the nation in which it is spoken
• citizenship1 acepciónThe state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.
• city4 acepcionesA large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
• City5 acepcionesManchester City Football Club, an English football club.
• civic2 acepcionesOf, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
• Civic1 acepciónA central business district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
• civil5 acepcionesHaving to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
• Civil1 acepciónA surname.
• civilian7 acepcionesA person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.