cortadera
Spanish, noun/koɾtaˈdeɾa/
cortadera is spelled C-O-R-T-A-D-E-R-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 33 million words in written Spanish, the 206,423rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cortadera is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “pampas grass” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Arundo sellowiana) Especie de paja brava que cubre las cañadas, cuyas hojas afiladas cortan al que las toca.…”.
What does cortadera mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepampas grass
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Arundo sellowiana) Especie de paja brava que cubre las cañadas, cuyas hojas afiladas cortan al que las toca. En primavera echa un vistoso penacho blanco que parece de plumas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cortadera
- cortaderas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cortadera?
- /koɾtaˈdeɾa/
- [koɾ.t̪aˈð̞e.ɾa]
- [koɾt̪aˈð̞eɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cortadera in Spanish?
cortadera appears about once in every 33 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).