grieta

Meaning

1. (feminine) crack, chink, crevice
2. (feminine) chap (cleft in the skin)

Concepts

crack

crevice

cleft

fissure

cranny

chink

crevasse

split

leak

hole

🕳️

rift

gap

flaw

rent

rupture

seam

short

slit

slot

splinter

valley

gully

abrasion

break

burst

canyon

chip

cleavage

gorge

graze

part

half

opening

ravine

Synonyms

hendidura

raja

fisura

hendedura

rajadura

quebraja

rendija

abertura

atolladero

valle

trizadura

parte

mitad

quebrada

quebradura

fosa

chimenea

astilla

resquicio

hedija

picado de viruela

rift

ranura

Translations

Spalte

crepa

Riss

fente

fessura

Spalt

ρωγμή

fenda

fissure

crevasse

yarık

barst

kier

fêlure

lézarde

Hyphenated as

grie‧ta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɾjeta/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: crepita

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish crieta, from Vulgar Latin *crepta, from Latin crepita, passive participle of crepō (“to crack”).