cortapisa

/koɾtaˈpisa/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
cortapisas

Meaning

  1. restriction

    • Habla sin cortapisas.

      He speaks without restraint.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

restricción

cortapisa and restricción are close synonyms for "restriction"; cortapisa leans toward a specific obstacle or condition attached to something.

Similar in other languages

German

Beschränkung

Beschränkung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "restriction."

German

Einschränkung

Einschränkung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "restriction."

Practice

1 What does cortapisa mean?

2 Fill the gap: Habla sin ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cortapisa?

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