Spanish

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Etymology

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From cuchillo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kut͡ʃiˈʝaɾ/ [ku.t͡ʃiˈʝaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /kut͡ʃiˈʎaɾ/ [ku.t͡ʃiˈʎaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kut͡ʃiˈʃaɾ/ [ku.t͡ʃiˈʃaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kut͡ʃiˈʒaɾ/ [ku.t͡ʃiˈʒaɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cu‧chi‧llar

Adjective

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cuchillar m or f (masculine and feminine plural cuchillares)

  1. (relational) knife
  2. knife-like

Further reading

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