cuchillo

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Spanish cuchiello, from Latin cultellus, a diminutive of culter. Cognate with English cutlery. Compare English cutlass also.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kuˈt͡ʃiʝo/ [kuˈt͡ʃi.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kuˈt͡ʃiʎo/ [kuˈt͡ʃi.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kuˈt͡ʃiʃo/ [kuˈt͡ʃi.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kuˈt͡ʃiʒo/ [kuˈt͡ʃi.ʒo]

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  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo

  • Syllabification: cu‧chi‧llo

Noun[edit]

cuchillo m (plural cuchillos)

  1. knife
    Synonyms: estilete, daga, faca, navaja, puñal
    Coordinate terms: cuchara, tenedor
  2. blade of knife
    Synonym: hoja

Hyponyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Cebuano: kutsilyo
  • Ivatan: kuchiliu
  • Mapudungun: kucijo
  • Mecayapan Nahuatl: cochi̱loj
  • Oluta Popoluca: cuchi̱nu
  • San Juan Atzingo Popoloca: cochiyó
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: cutsilu
  • Southeastern Tepehuan: kuxiir
  • Tagalog: kutsilyo
  • Zoogocho Zapotec: cwšiyw

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