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English
Pronunciation
Noun
promo (plural promos)
- (colloquial) Clipping of promotion.
- (professional wrestling slang) an interview or monologue intended to promote a character or an upcoming match.
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Verb
promo (third-person singular simple present promos, present participle promoing, simple past and past participle promoed)
- (slang, transitive) To promote; to publicize.
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Chinese
Etymology
From clipping of English promotion.
Pronunciation
Noun
promo
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial, marketing) promo (promotion; event to increase reach or image of a product or brand)
French
Etymology
Clipping of promotion.
Pronunciation
Noun
promo f (plural promos)
- (informal) promo
- Cet article est en promo. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (informal) year group, school year
- la promo 2022 ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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Latin
Etymology
From prō- (“forth, forward”) + emō (“I take, acquire, buy”).
Pronunciation
Verb
prōmō (present infinitive prōmere, perfect active prōmpsī, supine prōmptum); third conjugation
- to take or bring out or forth, produce, bring to light
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References
- “promo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “promo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- promo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “prompt”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Portuguese
Noun
promo m (plural promos)
- (informal) promo (promotional material)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɾomo/
- Rhymes: -omo
- Syllabification: pro‧mo
Noun
promo f (plural promos)
- promo