estéreo

See also: estereo and estereo-

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [isˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /isˈtɛ.ɾju/, /esˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [esˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /esˈtɛ.ɾju/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [iʃˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /iʃˈtɛ.ɾju/, /eʃˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [eʃˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /eʃˈtɛ.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈtɛ.ɾi.o/ [esˈtɛ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /esˈtɛ.ɾjo/

  • Hyphenation: es‧té‧re‧o

Etymology 1

Clipping of estereofonia or estereofónico / estereofônico.

Adjective

estéreo (feminine estérea, masculine plural estéreos, feminine plural estéreas) (acoustics)

  1. stereo
    Synonyms: (Portugal) estereofónico, (Brazil) estereofônico

Noun

estéreo m (plural estéreos) (acoustics)

  1. stereophony
    Synonym: estereofonia
  2. stereo (stereo music device)
  3. stereo sound

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”).

Noun

estéreo m (plural estéreos)

  1. (obsolete, metrology) synonym of estere

Etymology 3

Clipping of estereótipo.

Noun

estéreo m (plural estéreos)

  1. synonym of estereótipo

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈteɾeo/ [esˈt̪e.ɾe.o]
  • Rhymes: -eɾeo
  • Syllabification: es‧té‧re‧o

Etymology 1

Clipping of estereofonía or estereofónico.

Adjective

estéreo (invariable) (acoustics)

  1. stereo
    Synonym: estereofónico

Noun

estéreo m (plural estéreos) (acoustics)

  1. stereophony
    Synonym: estereofonía
  2. stereo (stereo music device)
  3. stereo sound

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”).

Noun

estéreo m (plural estéreos)

  1. (obsolete, metrology) stere (unit of volume for wood equivalent to a cubic metre)

Further reading

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