cortarle los cojones

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, to cut (his) balls.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koɾˌtaɾle los koˈxones/ [koɾˌt̪aɾ.le los koˈxo.nes]
  • Syllabification: cor‧tar‧le los co‧jo‧nes

Verb

cortarle los cojones (first-person singular present le corto los cojones, first-person singular preterite le corté los cojones, past participle le cortado los cojones)

  1. (vulgar) to threaten
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