cortapisa

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Catalan cortapisa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koɾtaˈpisa/ [koɾ.t̪aˈpi.sa]
• Rhymes: -isa
• Syllabification: cor‧ta‧pi‧sa

Noun

cortapisa f (plural cortapisas)

1. obstacle

   Synonym: obstáculo

   • 2001, Daniel Lezano, Manual de la Cámara Digital y Compacta:

     el limitado número de imágenes que son capaces de almacenar supone una cortapisa indudable

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2. shackle; restriction

   Synonym: grillete

3. charm (used when speaking)

   Synonym: encanto

Further reading

• “cortapisa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “cortapisa” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.