Spanish
Etymology
From a- + cuchillo + -ar and/or a- + cuchilla + -ar, depending on the sense.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /akut͡ʃiˈʝaɾ/ [a.ku.t͡ʃiˈʝaɾ]
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /akut͡ʃiˈʝaɾ/ [a.ku.t͡ʃiˈʝaɾ]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /akut͡ʃiˈʎaɾ/ [a.ku.t͡ʃiˈʎaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /akut͡ʃiˈʃaɾ/ [a.ku.t͡ʃiˈʃaɾ]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /akut͡ʃiˈʒaɾ/ [a.ku.t͡ʃiˈʒaɾ]
Verb
acuchillar (first-person singular present acuchillo, first-person singular preterite acuchillé, past participle acuchillado)
- (transitive) to knife, stab (injure or kill by stabbing with a knife)
- Synonym: apuñalar
- (transitive) to sand, abrade (the process of using abrasive tools, in particular, on wood)
- Synonyms: lijar, restaurar
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of acuchillar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive acuchillar
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dative
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acuchillarme
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acuchillarte
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acuchillarle, acuchillarse
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acuchillarnos
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acuchillaros
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acuchillarles, acuchillarse
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accusative
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acuchillarme
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acuchillarte
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acuchillarlo, acuchillarla, acuchillarse
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acuchillarnos
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acuchillaros
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acuchillarlos, acuchillarlas, acuchillarse
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with gerund acuchillando
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dative
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acuchillándome
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acuchillándote
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acuchillándole, acuchillándose
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acuchillándonos
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acuchillándoos
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acuchillándoles, acuchillándose
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accusative
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acuchillándome
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acuchillándote
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acuchillándolo, acuchillándola, acuchillándose
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acuchillándonos
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acuchillándoos
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acuchillándolos, acuchillándolas, acuchillándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative acuchilla
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dative
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acuchíllame
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acuchíllate
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acuchíllale
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acuchíllanos
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not used
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acuchíllales
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accusative
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acuchíllame
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acuchíllate
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acuchíllalo, acuchíllala
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acuchíllanos
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not used
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acuchíllalos, acuchíllalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative acuchillá
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dative
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acuchillame
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acuchillate
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acuchillale
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acuchillanos
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not used
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acuchillales
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accusative
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acuchillame
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acuchillate
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acuchillalo, acuchillala
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acuchillanos
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not used
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acuchillalos, acuchillalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative acuchille
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dative
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acuchílleme
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not used
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acuchíllele, acuchíllese
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acuchíllenos
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not used
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acuchílleles
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accusative
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acuchílleme
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not used
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acuchíllelo, acuchíllela, acuchíllese
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acuchíllenos
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not used
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acuchíllelos, acuchíllelas
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with first-person plural imperative acuchillemos
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dative
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not used
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acuchillémoste
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acuchillémosle
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acuchillémonos
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acuchillémoos
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acuchillémosles
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accusative
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not used
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acuchillémoste
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acuchillémoslo, acuchillémosla
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acuchillémonos
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acuchillémoos
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acuchillémoslos, acuchillémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative acuchillad
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dative
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acuchilladme
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not used
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acuchilladle
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acuchilladnos
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acuchillaos
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acuchilladles
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accusative
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acuchilladme
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not used
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acuchilladlo, acuchilladla
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acuchilladnos
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acuchillaos
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acuchilladlos, acuchilladlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative acuchillen
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dative
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acuchíllenme
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not used
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acuchíllenle
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acuchíllennos
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not used
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acuchíllenles, acuchíllense
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accusative
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acuchíllenme
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not used
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acuchíllenlo, acuchíllenla
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acuchíllennos
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not used
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acuchíllenlos, acuchíllenlas, acuchíllense
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Derived terms
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