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Italian
Etymology
From Latin discrētus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diˈskre.to/, /diˈskrɛ.to/
- Rhymes: -eto, -ɛto
- Hyphenation: di‧scré‧to, di‧scrè‧to
Adjective
discreto (feminine discreta, masculine plural discreti, feminine plural discrete, superlative discretissimo)
- reasonable
- discreet
- discrete
- low-key
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References
Further reading
- discreto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Participle
discrētō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of discrētus
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin discrētus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
discreto (feminine discreta, masculine plural discretos, feminine plural discretas)
- discreet (respectful of privacy or secrecy)
- discreet (not drawing attention, anger or challenge)
- discrete (individual and noncontinuous)
- (mathematics) discrete (varying in steps; not continuous)
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin discrētus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /disˈkɾeto/
- Rhymes: -eto
- Syllabification: dis‧cre‧to
Adjective
discreto (feminine discreta, masculine plural discretos, feminine plural discretas)
- discrete
- discreet, tactful
- modest
- Synonym: modesto
- reasonable
- Synonym: razonable
Derived terms
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Further reading