Spanish word

CD

Pronunciation

IPA/θeˈðe/

Meaning

  • masculine nounCD

Example

Compré un CD ayer.

I bought a CD yesterday.

Illustration for CD (CD)

More examples

En el coche escuché un CD que me gustó.

In the car I listened to a CD that I liked.

Core concept

Thin shiny optical disc used to store and play music and digital data.

Common phrases

  • reproducir un CD

    play a CD

  • escuchar un CD

    listen to a CD

Similar words

disco compacto: Holds audio or digital files on a standardized compact disc intended for media playback.
cedé: Represents the spoken letters ce and de in colloquial writing when naming the physical disc.
disco: Names a physical disc holding music or data in casual speech about albums or tracks.

Definition in Spanish

Soporte óptico en forma de disco usado para almacenar y reproducir datos o música; se representa por las siglas CD.

Word origin

Abbreviation of the English Compact Disc, taken as the initials CD and used in Spanish to refer to the physical optical disc for audio and data.

Usage tips

  • Pronounced in Spanish as the letter names ce and de rather than the English "see-dee", and commonly used with verbs like poner, grabar and copiar un CD.

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