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Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
dialectō f
- dative/ablative singular of dialectos
Portuguese
Noun
dialecto m (plural dialectos)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of dialeto. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dialectos, from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος (diálektos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /djaˈleɡto/
- Rhymes: -eɡto
- Syllabification: dia‧lec‧to
Noun
dialecto m (plural dialectos)
- dialect
- (Central America, Peru, colloquial) Native American language
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