acorchado

Spanish

Etymology

From acorcharse, from corcho (“cork”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akoɾˈt͡ʃado/ [a.koɾˈt͡ʃa.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: a‧cor‧cha‧do

Adjective

acorchado (feminine acorchada, masculine plural acorchados, feminine plural acorchadas)

1. corklike
2. spongey
3. numbed; having the senses numb

Participle

acorchado (feminine acorchada, masculine plural acorchados, feminine plural acorchadas)

1. past participle of acorcharse

Further reading

• “acorchado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16