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Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “to cut the cod(fish)”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koɾˌtaɾ el bakaˈlao/
- Syllabification: cor‧tar el ba‧ca‧la‧o
Verb
cortar el bacalao (first-person singular present corto el bacalao, first-person singular preterite corté el bacalao, past participle cortado el bacalao)
- (idiomatic) to run the show; call the shots
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