cuchufleta

Spanish

Etymology

Seemingly from the Spanish cuchillo meaning knife, likely due to the insult being piercing as a knife is.

Noun

cuchufleta f (plural cuchufletas)

1. jibe

   Synonyms: broma, chanza

   • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:

     el cura y Amarillo dejaron caer alguna punzante cuchufleta sobre la persona del filósofo de aldea

     the priest and Amarillo let out a piercing jibe to the person of the village philosopher

Further reading

• “cuchufleta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28