tajar

Meaning

to cut; to slice, to chop

Concepts

chop

cut

hack

hew

carve

sever

slice

slit

whittle

break through

carve wood

cut into pieces

cut up

decapitate

injure

Synonyms

cortar

picar

tallar

truncar

hender

herir

igualar

labrar

partir

pegar

romper

secar

segar

separar

talar

desbastar

desollar

labrar madera

podar

rebanar

sesgar

trinchar

trocear

tronchar

trozar

cortar la carne

abrir brecha

romper por la costura

labrar la madera

cortar en pedazos

dar el hacha

amputar

recider

cercenar

decapitar

esculpir

Translations

tagliare

hacken

couper

schneiden

tailler

cortar

hacher

découper

zerhacken

αξίνα

trancher

hauen

abhacken

tallar

Hyphenated as

ta‧jar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/taˈxaɾ/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: talhar

In summary

Inherited from Late Latin tāliāre, a verb based on Latin tālea (“cutting taken from a plant”). Compare Portuguese talhar. Doublet of tallar.