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acortar.

to shorten

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/akoɾˈtaɾ/[a.koɾˈt̪aɾ]
  1. to shorten

    transitive
  2. to cut short, curtail

    transitive
  3. to shorten (to become shorter)

    pronominal · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish a- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥tósder. Proto-Italic *kortos Latin curtus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin curtāre Spanish cortar Spanish acortar From a- + cortar (“to cut”).

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