Also means
crevice
Usage Note
Grieta is a crack, fissure, or crevice in a surface — in a wall, the ground, or a relationship: una grieta en la pared (a crack in the wall), una grieta en su amistad (a rift in their friendship). It is distinct from raya (a scratch or line) and fisura (a clinical or technical fissure). Abrirse una grieta means for a crack to open up, often used metaphorically for divisions in a group or coalition.
Examples
"Hay una grieta grande en la pared."
Natural Translation
There is a large crack in the wall.
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