cochiello

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Old Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin cultellus, diminutive of culter (knife, razor).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cochiello m (plural cochiellos)

  1. knife
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 40v:
      […] ⁊ ay dellas tan luengas. que fazen dellas mangos pora cochiellos.
      […] and they can be so elongated that they make handles for knives out of them.

Descendants

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  • Spanish: cuchillo