cubierto

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin coopertus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈbjeɾto/ [kuˈβ̞jeɾ.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eɾto
• Syllabification: cu‧bier‧to

Adjective

cubierto (feminine cubierta, masculine plural cubiertos, feminine plural cubiertas)

1. covered

   estar cubierto de nieve ― to be covered by snow, snowy

2. (accounting) hedged (e.g. hedged item)

Noun

cubierto m (plural cubiertos)

1. (in the plural) cutlery, silverware, flatware
2. place setting

Derived terms

• cubertería

 

Participle

cubierto (feminine cubierta, masculine plural cubiertos, feminine plural cubiertas)

1. past participle of cubrir

Related terms

• cubierta
• cubrir

 

Further reading

• “cubierto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28