término

Learned borrowing from Latin terminus, from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“through”). Doublet of termo.

• Hyphenation: tér‧mi‧no

término m (plural términos)

1. ending; termination; conclusion; closure

   Synonyms: fim, final, conclusão, finalização, terminação, cabo, encerramento, fecho

2. breakup (termination of a friendship or a romantic relationship)

• terminar
• termo

• “término”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “término”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Borrowed from Latin terminus, from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“through”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈteɾmino/ [ˈt̪eɾ.mi.no]
• Rhymes: -eɾmino
• Syllabification: tér‧mi‧no

término m (plural términos)

1. end, terminus (the terminal point of something in space or time)

   Synonyms: fin, final, terminación

2. end, finish, conclusion (the cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion)

   Synonyms: fin, final, terminación

3. term, period (a chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan)

   Synonyms: plazo, período

4. term (a word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge)
5. place (the position in a contest or ranking)
6. (in the plural) terms (any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract)

   Synonym: condiciones

• “término”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025