cortina de humo
Spanish, noun/koɾˌtina de ˈumo/
cortina de humo is spelled C-O-R-T-I-N-A-D-E-H-U-M-O (13 letters). Cortina de humo is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “smokescreen (smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover, as of troops in battle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does cortina de humo mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesmokescreen (smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover, as of troops in battle)
- 2
femininesmokescreen (anything used metaphorically to conceal or distract)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Humo, usualmente artifical, utilizado como disfraz, máscara o cubierta. 2. Táctica de distracción, política o comunicacional, utilizada para desviar la atención pública de un tema importante o incómodo hacia otro asunto irrelevante, falso o sensacionalista.
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 cortina de humo
- cortinas de humo plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cortina de humo?
- /koɾˌtina de ˈumo/
- [koɾˌt̪i.na ð̞e ˈu.mo]
- [koɾˈt̪ina ð̞e ˈumo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cortina de humo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.