cortapisa

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Catalan cortapisa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koɾtaˈpisa/ [koɾ.t̪aˈpi.sa] Rhymes: -isa Syllabification: cor‧ta‧pi‧sa === Noun === cortapisa f (plural cortapisas) obstacle Synonym: obstáculo shackle; restriction Synonym: grillete charm (used when speaking) Synonym: encanto ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “cortapisa”, 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 “cortapisa” in Lexico, Oxford University Press. Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “cortapisa”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA