English–Spanish
“centipede” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/θjemˈpjes/
Example
¡Cuidado, hay un ciempiés en la cocina!
Watch out, there's a centipede in the kitchen!
How to say “centipede” in Spanish
“Centipede” in Spanish is ciempiés.
Long, flattened arthropod with many visible pairs of legs and rapid movement.
Example sentences with ciempiés
No me gustan los ciempiés y los evito siempre.
I don't like centipedes and I always steer clear of centipedes.
Tips for using ciempiés
- In everyday speech ciempiés refers to the fast, often predatory animal and is normally distinguished from milpiés, the slower, generally harmless millipede.