alto

Meaning

Adj

1. (comparable) loud
2. (comparable) tall
3. (comparable) high
4. (comparable, informal) excessive, extreme

Adv

loud; loudly

Intj

halt!

Hyphenated as

al‧to

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaw.tu/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese alto, from Latin altus, ultimately of Proto-Indo-European origin. This form is likely a semi-learned term, or was influenced by learned elements of the language and uses such an orthography, as with Galician and Spanish alto (which have popularly inherited variants outo and oto, respectively). There was once likely an *outo in Old Galician-Portuguese that is not attested, but which left an inherited descendant in Galician. See also outeiro, a related word.

Sentences

Quando em março é alto , a amêndoa é boa .

When March is high, the almond is good.

Nestes momentos meu coração pulsa mais alto por minha consciência dele .

In these moments my heart beats louder for my awareness of him.

Ela dançou como um cisne ? alto e gracioso .

She danced like a swan - tall and graceful.