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masculine

/kuˈtʃiʎo/ ES

/kuˈtʃiʝo/ MX

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Translation

knife

Word origin

From Latin cultellus ('small knife'), a diminutive of culter ('knife, ploughshare'). The same root gives English cutlery and coulter.

Origin: Latin
Root: cultellus
English cognates: cutlery, coulter

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralcuchillos

Examples

I need a better knife for the meat.

Cut the bread with the kitchen knife.

Keep the knives in the top drawer.

She cut herself with the knife while preparing dinner.

The chef pulled out an enormous knife to prepare the fish.

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This word is part of lesson 23.