cacto

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos, “cardoon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkakto/ [ˈkɑk.t̪ʊ]
• Rhymes: -akto
• Hyphenation: cac‧to

Noun

cacto m (plural cactos)

1. cactus

Latin

Noun

cactō m

1. dative/ablative singular of cactus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkak.tu/, /ˈka.ki.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkak.tu/, /ˈka.ki.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkak.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ktu/

• Rhymes: -aktu, (Brazil) -akitu
• Hyphenation: cac‧to

Noun

cacto m (plural cactos)

1. Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of cato.

Spanish

Alternative forms

• cactus

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos, “cardoon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɡto/ [ˈkaɣ̞.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -aɡto
• Syllabification: cac‧to

Noun

cacto m (plural cactos)

1. cactus

Derived terms

• cactáceo

 

Further reading

• “cacto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16