noun
cutlass
KUHT-luhs
noun
1
A short sword with a curved blade, historically used by sailors.
"The pirate brandished a rusty cutlass."
How to Use Cutlass
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA short curved sword, classically linked with sailors and pirates.
Word Forms
cutlassed past tense, cutlasses plural, cutlasses singular
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Etymology
From Middle French coutelas, from Old French coutel, "knife," with an augmentative ending meaning roughly "big knife."