rotura del cabello
/rotuɾa del kabeʝo/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'hair breakage' is translated into Spanish as rotura del cabello.
This phrase describes the condition where hair strands snap or split due to damage or dryness.
Which one should you use?
In a salon context, speakers often specify rotura de las puntas to refer to breakage occurring at the hair ends.
How do you pronounce it?
/rotuɾa del kabeʝo/
Did you know?
- While rotura del cabello is the technical term, people often use the word horquilla to describe a split end, which literally means 'fork'.
- The word cabello shares the same Latin root as the English word 'capillary', meaning that your hair and your blood vessels are linguistic cousins.
- The word rotura is a doublet of ruptura. While both mean 'break', rotura is more common for physical snapping, whereas ruptura often describes the end of a relationship.
Examples in context
- ¿Qué puedo hacer para evitar la rotura del cabello?What can I do to prevent hair breakage?
- La rotura del cabello puede ser causada por el calor.Hair breakage can be caused by heat.
- Necesito un champú para evitar la rotura del cabello.I need a shampoo to prevent hair breakage.
Example conversation
Sofía is asking Alejandro for advice at a hair salon.
- SofíaAlejandro, noto mucha rotura del cabello últimamente.Alejandro, I notice a lot of hair breakage lately.
- AlejandroTal vez necesites usar menos la plancha, Sofía.Maybe you need to use the straightener less, Sofía.
- Sofía¿Crees que la rotura del cabello sea por el sol?Do you think the hair breakage is from the sun?
- AlejandroPodría ser, pero también por la falta de hidratación.It could be, but also from a lack of hydration.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cabello, del, rotura, CC BY-SA 4.0.
