cutre
KOO-trehadjectiveInformal
A Peninsular Spanish slang term. Browse all Spanish slang.
What it means
Shabby, tacky, cheap and slightly grim. Applies to bars, hotels, clothes and behaviour.
Sometimes affectionately: a bar cutre can be exactly where you want to be.
Examples with translations
El hotel era bastante cutre.
The hotel was pretty shabby.
Es un bar cutre pero las tapas son buenísimas.
It's a dive, but the tapas are superb.
Note: Affectionate. Spain has a genuine appreciation for the well-run dive bar.
Other forms
- Similar terms:
- cutrez, cheli