corchete

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French crochet with metathesis. Doublet of croché.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koɾˈt͡ʃete/ [koɾˈt͡ʃe.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: cor‧che‧te

Noun

corchete m (plural corchetes)

1. square bracket
2. hook and eye
3. (Chile) staple

   Synonym: grapa

4. (colloquial, historical) cop; copper (police)

Derived terms

• (Chile) corchetear (“to staple”)
• (Chile) corchetera (“stapler”)

Further reading

• “corchete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026