passo

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See also: passò

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

passo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of passar

Galician

Verb

passo

  1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of passar

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpas.so/
  • Rhymes: -asso
  • Hyphenation: pàs‧so

Etymology 1

From Latin passus (a step).

Noun

passo m (plural passi)

  1. footstep (sound)
  2. footprint
  3. step
  4. pace
  5. passage (of text)
  6. (film) gauge (film size)
  7. pitch (distance between evenly spaced objects)
  8. wheelbase
  9. mountain pass
  10. (mechanics) backlash
Derived terms

Verb

passo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of passare

Etymology 2

From Latin passus (dried).

Adjective

passo (feminine passa, masculine plural passi, feminine plural passe)

  1. dried
Derived terms

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

passō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of passus

References

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

passo

  1. nominative singular of passa (one who sees)

Noun

passo

  1. nominative singular of passa (flank)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese passo, from Latin passus. Cognate with Catalan pas and Galician and Spanish paso.

Noun

passo m (plural passos)

  1. step; footstep; pace (movement made from one foot to the other)
    Synonym: passada
  2. (historical, measure) Portuguese pace, a former unit of length equivalent to about 1.6 m
  3. step (very short distance)
  4. step; footstep (sound produced by stepping on the ground)
  5. (chiefly military, except in set phrases) pace (manner or speed of walking or marching)
    Synonym: andamento
  6. pace (the speed of a process)
  7. (dance) the movements associated with a dance style
  8. step; stage; phase (distinct part of a process or protocol)
    Synonyms: estágio, fase
  9. (figurative) step (an attempt in dealing with something)
  10. (geography) pass (narrow passage or channel between geographical features)
    Synonym: garganta
  11. (mechanical engineering) pitch (distance between a gear’s teeth)
  12. (mechanical engineering) pitch (distance between a screws’s threads)
Coordinate terms
  • (unit of length): (15 passo), côvado (25 passo), vara (23 passo), toesa (1+15 passo), braça (1+13 passo)
See also

Etymology 2

Verb

passo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of passar