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cortante

/koɾˈtante/

adjective/koɾˈtante/

cutting; curt

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- 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 *-onts Latin -ns Latin -antem Spanish -ante Spanish cortante From cortar + -ante. Compare English curt.

noun, masculine/koɾˈtante/plural: cortantes

butcher

Synonyms: carnicero, matarife

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- 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 *-onts Latin -ns Latin -antem Spanish -ante Spanish cortante From cortar + -ante. Compare English curt.