cuerpo

Alternative forms

• cuelpo (obsolete, or, eye dialect)

Etymology

From Latin corpus, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱrep-. Doublet of the borrowing corpus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwerpo/

Noun

cuerpo m (plural cuerpos)

1. body (the physical structure of a human or animal)
2. body, torso

   Synonyms: tronco, torso

3. body, corpse

   Synonym: cadáver

4. body (unified collection of information)
5. body (comparative viscosity of a liquid)
6. body, organization (group of people with a common purpose)
7. (geometry) body (three-dimensional object)
8. (printing) body (shank of a type)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• puerco