cortante

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /koʁˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [kohˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /koɾˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koʁˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [koχˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koɻˈtɐ̃.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾˈtɐ̃.tɨ/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃tʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ
Hyphenation: cor‧tan‧te

Adjective

cortante m or f (plural cortantes)

able to cut; sharp (of a blade)
Synonym: afiado

Spanish

Etymology

From cortar +‎ -ante. Compare English curt.

Adjective

cortante m or f (masculine and feminine plural cortantes)

cutting
(of a response) curt

Noun

cortante m (plural cortantes)

butcher

Further reading

“cortante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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