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cortada.

The act of cutting.

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/koɾˈtada/[koɾˈt̪a.ð̞a]
  1. The act of cutting.

    feminine
  2. slice

    feminine
  3. a cut (a wound resulting from cutting)

    Canary-Islands · Latin-America · feminine
  4. shortcut

    Bolivia · Rioplatense · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree 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 ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Spanish -ada Spanish cortada From cortar + -ada.

noun/koɾˈtada/[koɾˈt̪a.ð̞a]
  1. a cul-de-sac, typically narrow

    Argentina · feminine
Where this word comes from

Adapted borrowing of English court. Doublet of corte.

adj/koɾˈtada/[koɾˈt̪a.ð̞a]
  1. feminine singular of cortado

    feminine · form-of · singular
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verb/koɾˈtada/[koɾˈt̪a.ð̞a]
  1. feminine singular of cortado

    feminine · form-of · participle · singular
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