compacto

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See also: compactó

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

compacto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of compactar

Galician

Etymology

From Latin compāctus.

Adjective

compacto (feminine compacta, masculine plural compactos, feminine plural compactas)

  1. compact

Derived terms

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

compāctō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of compāctus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈpak.tu/, /kõˈpa.ki.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈpak.to/

  • Rhymes: -aktu, (Brazil) -akitu
  • Hyphenation: com‧pac‧to

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin compactus.

Adjective

compacto (feminine compacta, masculine plural compactos, feminine plural compactas)

  1. compact (closely packed)
    Synonyms: denso, comprimido
  2. (of a product or good) compact (having all features in a small space)

Noun

compacto m (plural compactos)

  1. a small, single-part audio playing device
  2. (broadcasting) a short, summarised edition of a programme
  3. Ellipsis of disco compacto.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

compacto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of compactar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /komˈpaɡto/
  • Rhymes: -aɡto
  • Syllabification: com‧pac‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin compāctus.

Adjective

compacto (feminine compacta, masculine plural compactos, feminine plural compactas)

  1. compact
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

compacto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of compactar

Further reading