"asterisco" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /asteˈɾisko/, [as.t̪eˈɾis.ko] Forms: asteriscos [plural]
Rhymes: -isko Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterískos, “a little star, asterisk”), diminutive of ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”), used in manuscripts to mark passages. Etymology templates: {{etymon|es|:lbor|la-lat:asteriscus}}, {{lbor|es|la-lat|asteriscus}} Learned borrowing from Late Latin asteriscus, {{der|es|grc|ἀστερίσκος||a little star, asterisk}} Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterískos, “a little star, asterisk”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} asterisco m (plural asteriscos)
  1. asterisk Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-asterisco-es-noun-6ItYJ0OZ Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 42 37 17 4 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 90 10
  2. (slang, euphemistic, Latin America) anus Tags: Latin-America, euphemistic, masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-asterisco-es-noun-c33RvKId Categories (other): Latin American Spanish, Spanish euphemisms

Inflected forms

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