cortante
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== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From cortar + -ante.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃tʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ
Hyphenation: cor‧tan‧te
=== Adjective ===
cortante m or f (plural cortantes)
able to cut; sharp (of a blade)
Synonym: afiado
=== Further reading ===
“cortante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“cortante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From cortar + -ante. Compare English curt.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /koɾˈtante/ [koɾˈt̪ãn̪.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ante
Syllabification: cor‧tan‧te
=== Adjective ===
cortante m or f (masculine and feminine plural cortantes)
cutting
(of a response) curt
=== Noun ===
cortante m (plural cortantes)
butcher
Synonyms: carnicero, matarife
=== Further reading ===
“cortante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025