cortante
Portuguese, adjective/koʁˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
cortante is spelled C-O-R-T-A-N-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 42,839th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cortante is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “able to cut; sharp (of a blade)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que corta”.
What does cortante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineable to cut; sharp (of a blade)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que corta 2. que fere, que magoa
noun: 1. peça metálica moldada para cortar ou recortar papel ou cartão com determinada forma
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cortante
- cortantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cortante?
- Brazil /koʁˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil [kohˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
- /koɾˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cortante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cortante in Portuguese?
cortante appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).