How to Say "scars" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “scars” is “cicatrices” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishB1
nounB1
physical marks left on the skin after a wound heals
Examples
Las cicatrices de la cirugía son casi invisibles ahora.
The scars from the surgery are almost invisible now.
El guerrero tenía muchas cicatrices en los brazos.
The warrior had many scars on his arms.
The Z to C Spelling Change
In Spanish, when a word ends in 'z' (like the singular 'cicatriz'), the 'z' always changes to a 'c' before adding '-es' to make it plural.
Spelling Error
Mistake: “cicatrizes”
Correction: cicatrices
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