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corte.

a cut

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɔɾte/[ˈkɔɾ.t̪ɪ]
  1. a cut

    masculine
  2. a cutting edge

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from cortar or borrowed from Spanish corte.

noun/ˈkoɾte/[ˈkoɾ.t̪ɪ]
  1. stable

    feminine
  2. court (the residence of a sovereign)

    feminine
  3. the government

    dated · feminine · figuratively
  4. the parliament

    feminine · in-plural
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese corte (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin cōrtem, accusative of cōrs, shortened version of Latin cohors (“court; enclosure”). The traditional meaning, stable, is already attested in 10th century, in local Medieval Latin documents. The meaning Royal court is attested in the 13th century.

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