cortante

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /koʁˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [kohˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /koɾˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /koʁˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [koχˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /koɻˈtɐ̃.te/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃tʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ
  • Hyphenation: cor‧tan‧te

Adjective

cortante m or f (plural cortantes)

  1. able to cut; sharp (of a blade)
    Synonym: afiado

Spanish

Etymology

From cortar +‎ -ante. Compare English curt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koɾˈtante/ [koɾˈt̪ãn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: cor‧tan‧te

Adjective

cortante m or f (masculine and feminine plural cortantes)

  1. cutting
  2. (of a response) curt

Noun

cortante m (plural cortantes)

  1. butcher
    Synonyms: carnicero, matarife

Further reading

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