cierre
Spanish
Etymology
From cerrar (“to close”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθjere/ [ˈθje.re]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsjere/ [ˈsje.re]
- Rhymes: -ere
- Syllabification: cie‧rre
- Homophone: (Latin America) sierre
Noun
cierre m (plural cierres)
- shutting, closing
- Synonym: clausura
- shutting device, fastener; buckle, clasp
- shutter, blind
- zipper
Derived terms
- echar el cierre
- llave de cierre
Related terms
- cerrar
Verb
cierre
- inflection of cerrar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “cierre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014