instituto
Latin
Noun
īnstitūtō
- dative/ablative singular of īnstitūtum
Participle
īnstitūtō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of īnstitūtus
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īnstitūtum.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩs.t͡ʃiˈtu.tu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ĩʃ.t͡ʃiˈtu.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩs.t͡ʃiˈtu.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩʃ.tiˈtu.tu/
- Rhymes: -utu
- Hyphenation: ins‧ti‧tu‧to
Noun
instituto m (plural institutos)
- institute (organisation founded to promote a cause)
Related terms
Further reading
- “instituto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “instituto”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
- “instituto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “instituto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “instituto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin īnstitūtum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /instiˈtuto/ [ĩns.t̪iˈt̪u.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -uto
- Syllabification: ins‧ti‧tu‧to
Noun
instituto m (plural institutos)
- institute
- secondary school, senior school
- Synonyms: secundaria, liceo
Related terms
Descendants
- → Tagalog: instituto
Further reading
- “instituto”, 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
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish instituto, from Latin īnstitūtum.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔinstiˈtuto/ [ʔɪn̪s.t̪ɪˈt̪uː.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -uto
- Syllabification: ins‧ti‧tu‧to
Noun
instituto (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜆᜓᜆᜓ)