cosido
/koˈsido/
The English phrase "sewed up" translates to Spanish as cosido.
How do you pronounce it?
/koˈsido/
Did you know?
- While cosido refers to sewing, the word for 'sewn' sounds identical to cocido, which means 'cooked'. This means a 'sewn' garment and a 'boiled' potato are homophones in spoken Spanish.
- While cosido describes the physical act of stitching, if you want to say a deal is 'sewed up' or finalized, a Spaniard would more likely use the idiom cerrar el trato.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, tener la boca cosida ('to have the mouth sewed up') is a common idiom used to describe someone who is keeping a secret or is forbidden from speaking.
Examples in context
- El vestido está cosidoThe dress is sewed up
- El calcetín fue zurcidoThe sock was sewed up
- La falda fue remendadaThe skirt was sewed up
- Los jeans están parchadosThe jeans are sewed up (patched)
- Mi abuela zurció los calcetines viejos.My grandmother sewed up the old socks
- El pantalón estaba tan roto que tuve que arreglarlo con parches.The pants were so torn that I had to sew them up with patches
- El pantalón ya está cosido.The pants are already sewed up.
- El agujero del calcetín está cosido.The hole in the sock is sewed up.
- Este borde debe quedar bien cosido.This edge must be properly sewed up.
Example conversation
Sofía is checking a piece of clothing that Javier repaired.
- Sofía¿Está ya cosido el abrigo?Is the coat sewed up already?
- JavierSí, ya lo tengo cosido.Yes, I have it sewed up now.
- SofíaGracias, Javier, se ve muy bien.Thank you, Javier, it looks very good.
- JavierDe nada, Sofía, no hay de qué.You're welcome, Sofía, no problem.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry cosido, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
