acuchillar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- + cuchillo + -ar and/or a- + cuchilla + -ar, depending on the sense.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /akut͡ʃiˈʝaɾ/ [a.ku.t͡ʃiˈʝaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /akut͡ʃiˈʎaɾ/ [a.ku.t͡ʃiˈʎaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /akut͡ʃiˈʃaɾ/ [a.ku.t͡ʃiˈʃaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /akut͡ʃiˈʒaɾ/ [a.ku.t͡ʃiˈʒaɾ]

  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧cu‧chi‧llar

Verb

acuchillar (first-person singular present acuchillo, first-person singular preterite acuchillé, past participle acuchillado)

  1. (transitive) to knife, stab (injure or kill by stabbing with a knife)
    Synonym: apuñalar
    • 2022 December 27, “Comas: dueño de pitbull intentó acuchillar a hombre delante de su menor hija”, in El Comercio:
      Un hombre identificado como Víctor Muñoz denunció que un ciudadano de nacionalidad colombiana intentó acuchillarlo dentro de un condominio en Comas tras reclamarle que tenga cuidado con su mascota, un perro de raza pitbull, ya que habían niños jugando en la zona. El incidente pasó el domingo 25 de diciembre, en Navidad.
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  2. (transitive) to sand, abrade (the process of using abrasive tools, in particular, on wood)
    Synonyms: lijar, restaurar

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