el
masculine
/kuˈtʃiʎo/
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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.
cajon .
Keep the knives in the top drawer.
.
She cut herself with the knife while preparing dinner.
chef .
The chef pulled out an enormous knife to prepare the fish.
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