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cuchillo

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish cuchiello, from Latin cultellus, a diminutive of culter. Cognate with English cutlery. Compare English cutlass also.

Pronunciation

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  • Syllabification: cu‧chi‧llo

Noun

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cuchillo m (plural cuchillos)

  1. knife
    Synonyms: estilete, daga, faca, navaja, puñal
    Coordinate terms: cuchara, tenedor
  2. blade of knife
    Synonym: hoja

Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Central Bikol: kutsilyo
  • Cebuano: kutsilyo
  • Ivatan: kuchiliu
  • Mapudungun: kucijo
  • Mecayapan Nahuatl: cochi̱loj
  • Oluta Popoluca: cuchi̱nu
  • San Juan Atzingo Popoloca: cochiyó
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: cutsilu
  • Southeastern Tepehuan: kuxiir
  • Tagalog: kutsilyo
  • Zoogocho Zapotec: cwšiyw

Further reading

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