cinch
English
/sɪntʃ/
noun
Definitions
- A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
- (informal) Something that is very easy to do.
- (informal) A firm hold.
Etymology
Borrowed from Occitan cencha borrowed from Spanish, Castilian cincha (a belt girth) derived from Latin cingula (girt, belt), cingulum (girdle, belt).
Origin
Latin
cingulum
Gloss
girdle, belt
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
帯
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cinchable English
- cincher English
- cinchy English
- cingulin English
- cingulum English
- uncinch English
- *cingla Latin
- *cinglum Latin
- *zoniculum Latin
- cingula Latin
- cingulum Latin
- cingō Latin
- Zingel German
- cengia Italian
- cingolo Italian
- cincha Spanish, Castilian
- cinchar Spanish, Castilian
- cincho Spanish, Castilian
- sengle Old French
- cenlla Galician
- cincha Galician
- cincho Galician
- cinlla Galician
- zuncho Galician
- chingă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- cengal Old Irish
- cenglaid Old Irish
- cencha Occitan
- cengle Friulian
- cinga Sicilian