cuna
standard
A baby crib in Mexican Spanish is a cuna. It is the standard word and the one you hear in stores and at home. It is also called corral.
Meaning: baby bed (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| cuna | standard |
| corral | playpen |
Acostar al bebé en la cuna means to put the baby in the crib. A larger enclosed play area for a baby is called corral.
Which one should you use?
If "crib" means a person's home in English slang, Mexicans say casa or the informal chante, which comes from Nahuatl.
How does it change in a sentence?
Cuna is feminine: la cuna, una cuna.
Did you know?
- In Spanish cuna also means "cradle" in a figurative sense, as in la cuna de la civilización.
Examples in context
- Compramos una cuna blanca.We bought a white crib.
- El bebé duerme en su cuna.The baby sleeps in his crib.
- Pon al niño en el corral.Put the child in the playpen.
Example conversation
Paty and her mother Doña Rosa set up a nursery in Morelia.
- Paty¿Dónde ponemos la cuna?Where do we put the crib?
- Doña RosaJunto a tu cama, para que lo oigas.Next to your bed, so you can hear him.
- PatyBuena idea.Good idea.
