cuto

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuto/, [ˈkut̪o]

cuto (feminine singular cuta, masculine plural cutos, feminine plural cutas)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador) missing an arm or forearm from birth, or from disease or an accident

   Mi segunda hija me nació cuta. - My second daughter was born missing an arm.

   Quedó cuto después del accidente. - He lost his arm after the accident.

2. (dated, colloquial, El Salvador) short (said of clothes, especially pants)

   Esos pantalones te quedan cutos. - Those pants are too short for you.

• (missing arm or forearm): amputado
• (short): corto

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