This is the 4798th most frequent Spanish word.
cortos
Shorts.
In this sentence, 'cortos' is used as an adjective to describe the length of the pants, emphasizing that they are not long.
Los pantalones que usan en verano son cortos.
The pants they wear in summer are short.
Here, 'cortos' modifies 'días' to indicate the duration or length of daylight during winter, showing how 'cortos' can describe time-related aspects as well.
Los días de invierno son cortos en esta región.
Winter days are short in this region.
In this context, 'corto' (the singular form) is describing the speech's duration, pointing out that the talk was concise or brief.