Meanings (ES + gloss)
recorte
A piece of something removed by clipping.
a clipping of hair
grass clippings
recorte
An article clipped from a newspaper (especially) or from a magazine.
When a 90-year-old yellowed clipping appeared one day at my feet, an implausible new mystery entered my life.
acortamiento
A short form (of a longer word) created by removing syllables, often terminal ones.
> --Lia An unusual clipping! -or is it not short for Julia?
The word "ad" is a clipping of "advertisement".
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