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cortar

  • [koɾˈt̪aɾ]

Rhymes with aɾ

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Del latín curtare.

verb haber cortado · cortando · habiendo cortado · cortado · corto · cortas

  1. Separar un objeto en dos partes mediante un cuchillo u otro objeto cortante.

    Similar: dividir, atajar

  2. Atravesar un fluido, sea aire, agua, etc.

    Similar: interrumpir

  3. Suavizar el sabor de un alimento.
  4. Suavizar la pureza de una mezcla.
  5. Atravesar un elemento geométrico o tocar en un único punto.

verb haber cortado · cortando · habiendo cortado · cortado · corto · cortas

  1. Ir por un atajo.

    Similar: atajar, atrochar

  2. Recolectar miel de abejas.
  3. Naipes Separar y unir el mazo antes de que empiece a repartir quien mezcló, como forma de constatar de que no se carteó.

In English

  • hack to chop or cut down in a rough manner
  • cut to divide with a sharp instrument
  • fell to make something fall
  • shear to cut
  • carve to cut
  • jilt to jilt
  • lop cut off
  • hew to chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down
  • cut off to end abruptly
  • hang up terminate a phone call
  • cut out to separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever
  • snip to cut with short sharp actions

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"cortar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/cortar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cortar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/cortar

Chicago

"cortar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/cortar.

BibTeX
@misc{cortar_2026,
  title = {cortar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/cortar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}