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How do you say "surgery" in Spanish (Latin America)?
la cirugía
In Spanish (Latin America), "surgery" is la cirugía.
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Pronunciation
Sound out "la cirugía" as LA see-roo-EE-ah: crisp, even vowels, the accent landing on the second-to-last syllable, and every consonant pronounced softly rather than clipped.
Grammar notes
la cirugía is feminine. Its plural is cirugías.
Example sentence
La cirugía duró tres horas.
The surgery lasted three hours.
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How to remember la cirugía
Trace the letters of "cirugía" in the air while saying it slowly; the small motion gives your memory something extra to hold onto besides sound.
Related words
- skull el cráneo
- spine la columna vertebral
- rib la costilla
- skin la piel
- nail el clavo
- elbow el codo
- wrist la muñeca
- ankle el tobillo
- knee la rodilla
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Questions about la cirugía
How do you pronounce la cirugía?
Sound out "la cirugía" as LA see-roo-EE-ah: crisp, even vowels, the accent landing on the second-to-last syllable, and every consonant pronounced softly rather than clipped.
Is la cirugía masculine or feminine?
la cirugía is feminine. la cirugía is feminine. Its plural is cirugías.
How is la cirugía used in Spanish (Latin America)?
la cirugía is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: La cirugía duró tres horas. (The surgery lasted three hours.).
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