dolor de cadera
/doloɾ de kadeɾa/from spelling rules
In Spanish, hip pain is said as dolor de cadera.
dolor de cadera is the phrase used to describe physical discomfort or aching felt in the joint where the leg connects to the torso. While dolor de cadera is the noun phrase for the condition, a person actually experiencing the sensation would typically use the verb phrase me duele la cadera to say "my hip hurts".
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of dolor (pain), de (of) and cadera (hip).
How does it change in a sentence?
To express multiple instances or chronic types of hip pain, you can pluralize the first noun to dolores de cadera, which means "hip pains".
How do you pronounce it?
/doloɾ de kadeɾa/
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers may mistakenly use dolor de pelvis to mean hip pain. In Spanish, cadera specifically refers to the hip joint or area, whereas pelvis refers to the pelvic bone or region.
Did you know?
- While the English word 'hip' refers to a body part, its Spanish counterpart cadera shares the same roots as the word cátedra, which means 'chair' or 'professor's chair'.
- The word dolor is a direct descendant of the Latin dolor, which is also the root of the English word 'doleful'.
- In Spanish, the word cadera can refer to the hip joint in a medical sense or to the curve of the hips in a fashion or aesthetic context.
Examples in context
- El dolor de cadera me impide caminar.The hip pain prevents me from walking.
- Él siente un dolor de cadera constante.He feels a constant hip pain.
Example conversation
At a doctor's office.
- MateoHola, vengo por un dolor de cadera.Hello, I am here because of a hip pain.
- Lucía¿Desde cuándo tiene este dolor de cadera, Mateo?How long have you had this hip pain, Mateo?
- MateoLlevo una semana con este dolor de cadera.I have had this hip pain for a week.
- LucíaEntiendo, vamos a examinar su cadera ahora.I understand, let's examine your hip now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cadera, de, dolor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
