conto
Meaning
contar
- (transitive) to tell (to convey given information)
- (transitive) to tell; to narrate (relate a story or series of events)
- (transitive) to count (determine the quantity of)
- (transitive) to be [an amount of time] old; to have [an amount of time] of existence
- (intransitive) to rely, to count
- (intransitive, transitive) to have at one’s disposal; to have available
- (intransitive) to count; to matter (be of significance)
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkõ.tu/
Etymology
In summary
From Old Galician-Portuguese conto, from Vulgar Latin *contu(s), *comptu(s), from Latin computus (“calculation”). Doublet of cômputo.
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