cutre

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkutɾe/ [ˈku.t̪ɾe]
• Rhymes: -utɾe
• Syllabification: cu‧tre

Adjective

cutre m or f (masculine and feminine plural cutres) (colloquial)

1. (of a thing) of bad quality, poor

   Synonyms: pobre, mediocre

2. (of a place) shabby, seedy, cheesy

   Synonyms: sucio, mugriento, abandonado, descuidado

   ¡Pero qué lugar más cutre al que me has traído!

   The place you've brought me to is so shabby!

3. (person) stingy, small-minded, scrounger, mean

   Synonyms: mezquino, pobre de espíritu, tacaño

   Tus amigos son unos cutres. Siempre que vamos a un bar dicen que se les ha olvidado la cartera.

   Your friends are mean and stingy, every time we go out to a pub they say they have forgotten their wallet.

Related terms

• cutredad
• cutrez

 

Further reading

• “cutre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014