cursi
Spanish, adjective/ˈkuɾsi/
cursi is spelled C-U-R-S-I (5 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 21,583rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cursi is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “cutesy, corny, cheesy, kitschy, chintzy, mawkish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que pretende elegancia, distinción o refinamiento sin poseerlo verdaderamente, resultando ridículo”.
What does cursi mean in English?
adjective
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femininemasculinecutesy, corny, cheesy, kitschy, chintzy, mawkish
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que pretende elegancia, distinción o refinamiento sin poseerlo verdaderamente, resultando ridículo. 2. Por extensión, cosa de mal gusto o de mala calidad.
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 cursi
- cursis feminine masculine plural
- cursilísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cursi?
- /ˈkuɾsi/
- [ˈkuɾ.si]
- [ˈkuɾsi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cursi
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cursi in Spanish?
cursi appears 2.1 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).