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cortar.

to cut

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/koɾˈtaɾ/[koɾˈt̪aɾ]
  1. to cut

  2. to cut off, cut out, cut through, cut down, cut up, to nip

  3. to chop, chop up, chop off

  4. to slice, to slit

  5. to mow

  6. to slash, to hack

  7. to carve, to engrave

  8. to hang up, to terminate a telephone call

  9. to stop an action

    Chile · informal
    ¡Córtala!, déjame tranquilo.
  10. to shut off

    Chile
    Corta el agua, por favor.
  11. to finish a relationship

    Deberías cortar con él.
  12. to haircut

    reflexive
  13. to cut, to cut off, to slit (oneself or a part of the body)

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin curtāre (“shorten”). Compare English curtail.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.