"facto" meaning in Spanish

See facto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfaɡto/, [ˈfaɣ̞.t̪o] Forms: factos [plural]
Rhymes: -aɡto Etymology: Borrowed from Latin factum. Compare the inherited doublet hecho. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|la|factum}} Borrowed from Latin factum Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} facto m (plural factos)
  1. (archaic) fact (something which is real) Tags: archaic, masculine
    Sense id: en-facto-es-noun-Yx3E0VOR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈfaɡto/, [ˈfaɣ̞.t̪o] Forms: factos [plural]
Rhymes: -aɡto Etymology: Borrowed from English fact, itself from Old French fact, from Latin factum, thus a doublet of hecho. Compare English facts / faxx, also used to express agreement. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|en|fact}} Borrowed from English fact, {{der|es|fro|fact}} Old French fact, {{der|es|la|factum}} Latin factum, {{dbt|es|hecho|nocap=1}} doublet of hecho, {{cog|en|facts#Interjection}} English facts Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} facto m (plural factos)
  1. (humorous Internet slang) an opinion considered a true fact; a trufax; a truth . Tags: Internet, humorous, masculine Synonyms: hecho, factor
    Sense id: en-facto-es-noun-iBocKGzO Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "english": "I only come to this account to spit straight facts, and Miriam's performance was one of the best ones last night. I'm still bald tho.",
          "ref": "2017 December 19, @lurssia, Twitter, archived from the original on 31 Oct 2024:",
          "text": "En esta cuenta solo vengo a decir factos y de las mejores actuaciones de ayer noche fue la de Miriam. Sigo calva aún.",
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          "english": "It's this generation's best pokemon that's a fact",
          "ref": "2019 December 25, @PlanetaTamara, Twitter, archived from the original on 31 Oct 2024:",
          "text": "Es el mejor pokemon de esta generación esto es un facto",
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          "english": "10 people stopped following me for spilling trufax while tweeting about the island, I gotta do it more",
          "ref": "2021 March 25, @driko1903, Twitter, archived from the original on 31 Oct 2024:",
          "text": "Dejaron de seguirme anoche 10 personas por soltar factos mientras tuiteaba sobre la isla,voy a tener que hacerlo más.",
          "translation": "10 people stopped following me for spilling trufax while tweeting about the island, I gotta do it more",
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          "english": "Carla keeps spittin', she's a Holder",
          "ref": "2023 December 28, @loloskelton, Twitter, archived from the original on 31 Oct 2024:",
          "text": "Carla sigue tirando factos, es Holder",
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          "english": "Spilling faxx till I get it wrong\nDay #203\nIt's urgent for Mexican teams to come back to the [South American soccer cup] to face Brazilian teams. No one else in this continent can do that.",
          "ref": "2024 October 30, @mikemaquinadel, Twitter, archived from the original on 31 Oct 2024:",
          "text": "Tirando factos hasta equivocarme\nDía #203\nUrge que regresen los equipos mexicanos a la copa libertadores para plantarles cara a los equipos Brasileños. Nadie más en este continente puede",
          "translation": "Spilling faxx till I get it wrong\nDay #203\nIt's urgent for Mexican teams to come back to the [South American soccer cup] to face Brazilian teams. No one else in this continent can do that.",
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          "text": "Dejaron de seguirme anoche 10 personas por soltar factos mientras tuiteaba sobre la isla,voy a tener que hacerlo más.",
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