cúter

See also: cuter

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English cutter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈku.tər]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈku.ter]

Noun

cúter m (plural cúters)

1. utility knife, box cutter, Stanley knife (tool used to cut)

   Synonyms: tallant, tallador

2. (nautical) cutter (a type of small, single-masted ship)

Further reading

• “cúter”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “cúter”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “cúter” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Galician

A typical utility knife

Etymology

Borrowed from English cutter.

Noun

cúter m (plural cúteres)

1. utility knife, box cutter, Stanley knife (tool used to cut)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English cutter.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈku.teʁ/ [ˈku.teh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈku.teʁ/ [ˈku.teh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈku.teɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈku.teʁ/ [ˈku.teχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈku.teɻ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈku.tɛɾ/

• Hyphenation: cú‧ter

Noun

cúter m (plural cúteres)

1. (nautical) cutter (a type of small, single-masted ship)

Further reading

• “cúter”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “cúter”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

A typical utility knife

A cutter ship

Etymology

Borrowed from English cutter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuteɾ/ [ˈku.t̪eɾ]
• Rhymes: -uteɾ
• Syllabification: cú‧ter

Noun

cúter m (plural cúteres)

1. utility knife, box cutter, Stanley knife (tool used to cut)
2. (nautical) cutter (a type of small, single-masted ship)

Further reading

• “cúter”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025