postura

Etymology

From Latin positūra. Doublet of positura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pusˈtu.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [posˈtu.ɾa]

Noun

postura f (plural postures)

1. posture (position of the body)
2. (finance) bid
3. (in the plural) affectations, ceremony

Further reading

• “postura” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “postura”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “postura” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “postura” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Etymology

From Latin positūra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈstu.ra/
• Rhymes: -ura
• Hyphenation: po‧stù‧ra

Noun

postura f (plural posture)

1. posture, carriage, stance

Further reading

• postura in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• pasturo, pasturò, ruspato, sparuto

Etymology

Borrowed from French posture, from Italian postura, from Latin positūra. Doublet of pozytura (“pose, posture”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔsˈtu.ra/
• Rhymes: -ura
• Syllabification: pos‧tu‧ra

Noun

postura f (diminutive posturka)

1. build, frame, physique, stature (the natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person)

Further reading

• postura in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• postura in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Etymology

From Latin positūra.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uɾɐ
• Hyphenation: pos‧tu‧ra

Noun

postura f (plural posturas)

1. posture (position of body or way of carrying oneself)
2. (figurative) stance (opinion or point of view)

   Synonym: posição

3. the act or practice of laying eggs
4. the period during which hens lay eggs

Further reading

• “postura”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Etymology

From Latin positūra. Cognate with English posture.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /posˈtuɾa/ [posˈt̪u.ɾa]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: pos‧tu‧ra

Noun

postura f (plural posturas)

1. position
2. (yoga) pose
3. posture, attitude

   adoptar una postura ― to take a stand, to take a position

Further reading

• “postura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Alternative forms

• pustura

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish postura.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /posˈtuɾa/ [posˈt̪uː.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: pos‧tu‧ra

Noun

postura (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ)

1. posture (position of the body)
2. (colloquial) way of dress too formal or elaborate for the occasion

Adjective

postura (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ)

1. (colloquial) dressed in a way too elaborate or formal for the occasion

   Synonym: posturyoso

Further reading

• “postura”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• suporta