corte
Portuguese, noun
corte is spelled C-O-R-T-E (5 letters) and appears 98 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,007th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Corte is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “the act of cutting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of cortar. With an accent, côrte is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal)…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de cortar”.
What does corte mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe act of cutting
O corte tem de ser preciso.
- 2
masculinevisible result of a cut (e.g. a wound or damage to an object)
Tenho um corte no meu dedo!
- 3
masculinehaircut
Esse é um corte elegante.
- 4
masculinereduction in expenses
Cortes serão necessários para evitar prejuízo.
- 5
masculinecutting edge
Esta faca tem um bom corte.
- 6
masculinea particular style or way certain pieces are made
corte inglês
- 7
masculinesuspension (the act of stopping a habitual activity or the flow of something)
Se não pagar a companhia, sofrerá corte de energia.
noun
- 1
femininea court
- 2
femininestable
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
noun
- 1
femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of corte
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de cortar 2. golpe feito com instrumento cortante 3. gume de instrumento 4. representação gráfica de uma seção plana
noun: 1. residência de um soberano 2. conjunto de pessoas que residem na corte 3. assembleia de representantes; parlamento 4. galanteio; namoro
noun: 1. quadra
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 corte
- cortes plural
- côrte alternative
- côrtes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to corte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is corte in Portuguese?
corte appears 98 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).