cateto

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Italian

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Etymology

From Latin cathetus, from Ancient Greek κάθετος (káthetos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈtɛ.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɛto
  • Hyphenation: ca‧tè‧to

Noun

cateto m (plural cateti)

  1. (geometry) cathetus

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cathetus, from Ancient Greek κάθετος (káthetos).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ɛtu
  • Hyphenation: ca‧te‧to

Noun

cateto m (plural catetos)

  1. leg (of a triangle)

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cathetus, from Ancient Greek κάθετος (káthetos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈteto/
  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Syllabification: ca‧te‧to

Noun

cateto m (plural catetos)

  1. (geometry) cathetus (leg of a triangle)

Usage notes

  • Cateto menor is used to refer to the shorter cathetus, while cateto mayor is used to refer to the longer cathetus (of a given right triangle).

Noun

cateto m (plural catetos, feminine cateta, feminine plural catetas)

  1. (derogatory) peasant, country bumpkin; hick
    Synonyms: huaso, paleto, palurdo

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