cuchilla

Spanish

Etymology

From cuchillo, inherited from Latin cultellus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kuˈt͡ʃiʝa/ [kuˈt͡ʃi.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kuˈt͡ʃiʎa/ [kuˈt͡ʃi.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kuˈt͡ʃiʃa/ [kuˈt͡ʃi.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kuˈt͡ʃiʒa/ [kuˈt͡ʃi.ʒa]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

Syllabification: cu‧chi‧lla

Noun

cuchilla f (plural cuchillas)

knife
cleaver
blade of a sword
hogback
gore (of a road)
razor blade
(Uruguay) low rolling hill typical of the pampas landscape
Synonym: lomada entrerriana

Related terms

cuchillo

Further reading

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

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