cortante

Portuguese

Etymology

From cortar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /koʁˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [kohˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /koɾˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koʁˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [koχˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /koɻˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koʁˈtɐ̃.te/ [kohˈtɐ̃.te]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾˈtɐ̃.tɨ/

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