cortar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to cut
2. (transitive) to cut off
3. (transitive) to cut down
4. (transitive) to smatter
5. (pronominal) to spoil

Pronounced as (IPA)

[koɾˈtaɾ]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: curtō

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese cortar, from Latin curtāre (“to shorten”).

Sentences

Pódese cortar facilmente cun coitelo .

They can be easily cut with a knife.