corchete

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French crochet with metathesis. Doublet of croché.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koɾˈt͡ʃete/ [koɾˈt͡ʃe.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: cor‧che‧te

Noun

corchete m (plural corchetes)

  1. square bracket
  2. hook and eye
  3. (Chile) staple
    Synonym: grapa
  4. (colloquial, historical) cop; copper (police)

Further reading

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