cinta

/ˈθinta/ · A2 · noun · f

ribbon

🎀 cinta = Latin cincta, girded; same root as cinch — a band that ties around

From Latin cingere, to gird or encircle, which also gave English cinch and cincture. A cinta is whatever strip wraps or binds: a hair ribbon, adhesive tape, a cassette tape. Feminine: la cinta.

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