cuchilla
/kuˈt͡ʃiʝa/ · B2 · noun · f
knife
🔪 cuchilla ≈ cooch-EE-ya: cut-chill-a, a blade that cuts and stays chill
Cuchilla comes from Latin cultellus, a small knife, via Spanish cuchillo. Hear the cut sound in cu-chi-lla, and link it to a blade that cuts. The feminine -a ending marks larger blades, such as a cleaver or a sword blade.