cutre

== Spanish == === Etymology === Uncertain, but most likely from kurtí (“short, small”) from Caló (a Romani-Iberian dialect), first introduced in Spanish in the 20th century as a Madrid slang. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkutɾe/ [ˈku.t̪ɾe] Rhymes: -utɾe Syllabification: cu‧tre === Adjective === cutre m or f (masculine and feminine plural cutres) (colloquial) (of a thing) of bad quality, poor, shoddy Synonyms: pobre, mediocre (of a place) shabby, seedy, cheesy Synonyms: sucio, mugriento, abandonado, descuidado (person) stingy, small-minded, scrounger, mean Synonyms: mezquino, pobre de espíritu, tacaño ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “cutre”, 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 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “cutre”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA