cuchillo

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kuˈt͡ʃiʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /kuˈt͡ʃiʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kuˈt͡ʃiʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kuˈt͡ʃiʒo/

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  • Syllabification: cu‧chi‧llo

Noun

cuchillo m (plural cuchillos)

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

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • 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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