cuchilla

Spanish

Etymology

From cuchillo, inherited from Latin cultellus.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kuˈt͡ʃiʝa/ [kuˈt͡ʃi.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kuˈt͡ʃiʎa/ [kuˈt͡ʃi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kuˈt͡ʃiʃa/ [kuˈt͡ʃi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kuˈt͡ʃiʒa/ [kuˈt͡ʃi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: cu‧chi‧lla

Noun

cuchilla f (plural cuchillas)

  1. knife
  2. cleaver
  3. blade of a sword
  4. hogback
  5. gore (of a road)
  6. razor blade
    Synonym: razuradora
  7. (Rioplatense, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Venezuela) foothills
    Synonyms: piedemonte, lomada entrerriana

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