paso
Meaning
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- (masculine) step
- (masculine) pace, gait
- (masculine) pass (narrow passage or channel between geographical features)
- (masculine) tread (the horizontal part of a step in a flight of stairs)
- (historical, masculine) paso, Spanish pace, a traditional unit of length
- (in-plural, masculine) stones placed in a river by way of a bridge
Frequency
Hyphenated as
pa‧so
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈpasʊ]
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese passo, attested in the 13th century Cantigas de Santa Maria, from Latin passus. Cognate with Catalan pas, Spanish paso, and Portuguese passo.
New
pasar
- to pass, cross
- to swallow
- to spoil
- to withstand, endure
- (figuratively) to die
- to pass over, disregard
- to happen
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