corto

See also: cortó

Asturian

Verb

corto

1. first-person singular present indicative of cortar

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Galician

Alternative forms

• curto

Etymology

From Old Portuguese corto, curto, from Latin curtus.

Adjective

corto m (feminine singular corta, masculine plural cortos, feminine plural cortas)

1. short (length)

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin curtus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-.

Pronunciation

• córto

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• IPA^(key): /ˈkor.to/

Adjective

corto (feminine singular corta, masculine plural corti, feminine plural corte)

1. short

   Antonym: lungo

Related terms

• cortezza

Anagrams

• torco

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Portuguese

Verb

corto

1. first-person singular present indicative of cortar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoɾto/, [ˈkoɾ.t̪o]

Etymology 1

From Latin curtus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-. Cognate with English curt.

Adjective

corto (feminine corta, masculine plural cortos, feminine plural cortas)

1. short (having a small distance from one end to another)

   Antonym: largo

2. short (having little duration)

   Synonym: breve

   Antonym: largo

3. (colloquial) dim-witted, slow

   Synonym: cortito

Derived terms

• a corto plazo
• alicorto
• cortísimo
• cortito
• cortocircuito
• corto de luces
• cortometraje
• corto siglo veinte
• de corta duración (“short-lived”)
• parador en corto

 

Related terms

• cortar
• corte

Etymology 2

Shortening of cortometraje.

Noun

corto m (plural cortos)

1. short (short film)

Etymology 3

Shortening of cortocircuito.

Noun

corto m (plural cortos)

1. short (short circuit)

Etymology 4

Noun

corto m (plural cortos)

1. (Chile) a glass of pure liquor

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

corto

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of cortar.

Further reading

• “corto” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.