único

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Asturian

Adjective

único

  1. neuter of únicu

Galician

Pronunciation

Adjective

único (feminine única, masculine plural únicos, feminine plural únicas)

  1. unique
  2. only

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ūnicus.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ú‧ni‧co

Adjective

único (feminine única, masculine plural únicos, feminine plural únicas)

  1. unique
  2. only
    um único filho
    an only son
    • 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “O mundo coberto de pennas [The world covered in feathers]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives]‎, Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 175:
      Não conseguiria nunca extender os ossos numa cama, o unico desejo que tinha.
      She would never be able to stretch her bones on a bed, her only wish.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ūnicus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuniko/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uniko
  • Syllabification: ú‧ni‧co

Adjective

único (feminine única, masculine plural únicos, feminine plural únicas)

  1. only; single; sole
    (de) talla únicaone-size-fits-all
    lo únicothe only thing
    el único sobrevivientethe sole survivor
  2. unique, one-of-a-kind
    único en su clase/especie/géneroone of a kind
  3. solitary, alone, only one(s)

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