cifra

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) number
2. (feminine) amount, figure
3. (feminine) code, cipher
4. (feminine) number or letter that represents a chord

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of cifrar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of cifrar:

cifrar

1. to cipher, encode, scramble
2. to indicate the chords of a song

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Concepts

cipher

figure

digit

cypher

numeral

cryptograph

encryption

coding

secret code

Synonyms

número

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algarismo

códigosecreto

escritasecreta

código

dígito

Translations

cifra

xifra

chiffre

cijfer

cifra

Ziffer

nummer

Zahlzeichen

Chiffre

Zahl

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Verschlüsselung

ψηφίο

κρυπτογράφηση

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsi.fɾɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cifra (“zero, numeral”), from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “zero, empty, nothing”). Doublet of zero.