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corte.

cut (the act of cutting)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkoɾte/[ˈkoɾ.t̪e]

  1. cut (the act of cutting)

    masculine

  2. cut (the result of cutting)

    masculine

  3. cut (an opening resulting from cutting; an incision or wound)

    masculine

  4. haircut

    masculine

  5. embarrassment

    colloquial · masculine
    Me da corte hacerlo.

  6. style or type

    masculine
    Hay varios cortes de mediocampista. Necesitamos un mediocampista de corte defensivo, un jugador con un corte parecido al del ghanés Thomas Partey.

  7. cross section

    masculine
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 cortardeverb. Spanish corte Deverbal from cortar (“to cut”).

noun/ˈkoɾte/[ˈkoɾ.t̪e]

  1. court (the hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰórtos Proto-Italic *hortosder.? Proto-Italic *horti- Latin cohors Latin cōrtem Spanish corte Inherited from Latin cōrtem, from cohors, from Proto-Italic *kom + *horti-. Doublet of the borrowed cohorte.

verb/ˈkoɾte/[ˈkoɾ.t̪e]

  1. inflection of cortar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of cortar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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