cuchillada

Spanish

Etymology

From cuchilla +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kut͡ʃiˈʝada/ [ku.t͡ʃiˈʝa.ð̞a] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kut͡ʃiˈʎada/ [ku.t͡ʃiˈʎa.ð̞a] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kut͡ʃiˈʃada/ [ku.t͡ʃiˈʃa.ð̞a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kut͡ʃiˈʒada/ [ku.t͡ʃiˈʒa.ð̞a] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: cu‧chi‧lla‧da

Noun

cuchillada f (plural cuchilladas)

  1. stab
    Synonyms: puñalada, (only with a knife) cuchillazo
  2. stab wound

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