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Spanish
Etymology
From cuchillo, inherited from Latin cultellus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kuˈt͡ʃiʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /kuˈt͡ʃiʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kuˈt͡ʃiʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kuˈt͡ʃiʒa/
- Syllabification: cu‧chi‧lla
Noun
cuchilla f (plural cuchillas)
- knife
- cleaver
- blade of a sword
- hogback
- gore (of a road)
- razor blade
- (Uruguay) low rolling hill typical of the pampas landscape
- Synonym: lomada entrerriana
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