different between corto vs ristretto

Asturian

Verb

corto

1. first-person singular present indicative of cortar

Galician

Alternative forms

• curto

Etymology

From Old Portuguese corto, curto, from Latin curtus.

Adjective

corto m (feminine singular corta, masculine plural cortos, feminine plural cortas)

1. short (length)

Italian

Etymology

From Latin curtus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-.

Pronunciation

• córto
• IPA^(key): /?kor.to/

Adjective

corto (feminine corta, masculine plural corti, feminine plural corte)

1. short

   Antonym: lungo

Related terms

• cortezza

Anagrams

• torco

Portuguese

Verb

corto

1. first-person singular present indicative of cortar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ko?to/, [?ko?.t?o]

Etymology 1

From Latin curtus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-. Cognate with English curt.

Adjective

corto (feminine corta, masculine plural cortos, feminine plural cortas)

1. short (having a small distance from one end to another)

   Antonym: largo

2. short (having little duration)

   Synonym: breve

   Antonym: largo

3. (colloquial) dim-witted, slow

   Synonym: cortito

Derived terms

Related terms

• cortar
• corte

Etymology 2

Shortening of cortometraje.

Noun

corto m (plural cortos)

1. short (short film)

Etymology 3

Shortening of cortocircuito.

Noun

corto m (plural cortos)

1. short (short circuit)

Etymology 4

Noun

corto m (plural cortos)

1. (Chile) a glass of pure liquor

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

corto

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of cortar.

Further reading

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

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ristretto (“concentrated”). Doublet of restrict.

Noun

ristretto (plural ristrettos)

1. An espresso drink made with less hot water than normal.

Adjective

ristretto (comparative more ristretto, superlative most ristretto)

1. Poured with less hot water than normal.

Synonyms

• corto

Antonyms

• lungo

Coordinate terms

• normale

Anagrams

• Trottiers

Translations

Italian

Etymology

From Latin restrictus.

Verb

ristretto m (feminine singular ristretta, masculine plural ristretti, feminine plural ristrette)

1. past participle of restringere
2. past participle of restringersi
3. past participle of ristringere
4. past participle of ristringersi

Adjective

ristretto (feminine ristretta, masculine plural ristretti, feminine plural ristrette)

1. restricted, limited
2. concentrated
3. small, little