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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reˈt͡ʃin.to/
- Rhymes: -into
- Hyphenation: re‧cìn‧to
Etymology 1
From Latin re- + cīnctus (“surrounded”).
Noun
recinto m (plural recinti)
- enclosure, cote
- pen, run (for animals)
- paddock
- fence or surrounding wall
Etymology 2
Verb
recinto
- first-person singular present indicative of recintare
Etymology 3
Participle
recinto (feminine recinta, masculine plural recinti, feminine plural recinte)
- past participle of recingere
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin recīnctus, perfect passive participle of recingō. Compare Latin re-, cīnctus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ĩtu
- Hyphenation: re‧cin‧to
Noun
recinto m (plural recintos)
- area, site
Further reading
- “recinto”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “recinto”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “recinto” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “recinto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “recinto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “recinto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin re- + cīnctus (“surrounded”). Akin to English precinct.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /reˈθinto/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /reˈsinto/
- Rhymes: -into
- Syllabification: re‧cin‧to
Noun
recinto m (plural recintos)
- area, site, compound
- enclosure (area)
- pen
Derived terms
Further reading