"metro" meaning in Spanish

See metro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmetɾo/, [ˈme.t̪ɾo] Forms: metros [plural]
Rhymes: -etɾo Etymology: Borrowed from French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”). Etymology templates: {{wp|lang=es}}, {{bor+|es|fr|mètre}} Borrowed from French mètre, {{der|es|grc|μέτρον||measure}} Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} metro m (plural metros)
  1. (measure) meter Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-metro-es-noun-Xv8yKhvU
  2. (measuring instruments) tape measure, measuring tape Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Measuring instruments, SI units Synonyms: cinta métrica
    Sense id: en-metro-es-noun-kKDDwKrL Disambiguation of Measuring instruments: 4 54 12 18 11 Disambiguation of SI units: 8 43 6 40 2 Categories (other): Pages with 22 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 22 entries: 2 1 2 7 6 12 7 1 0 11 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 3 1 5 0 11 1 1 1 0 1 0 11 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 2 7 7 14 8 1 0 12 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 3 1 5 0 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 1 1 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 68 14 15 2
  3. (measuring instruments) folding rule Tags: masculine Synonyms: metro plegable
    Sense id: en-metro-es-noun-VodoRvc1
  4. (poetry, music) metre (the rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Music, Poetry, SI units
    Sense id: en-metro-es-noun-aLXvsBrN Disambiguation of SI units: 8 43 6 40 2 Topics: communications, entertainment, journalism, lifestyle, literature, media, music, poetry, publishing, writing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: metro cuadrado, metro cúbico, once metros, siete metros Coordinate_terms (unit of length): vara (english: historical Spanish equivalent)
Etymology number: 1 Related terms: decámetro, dímetro, heptámetro, hexámetro, lanzamiento de 7 metros, métrico, -metro, monómetro, pentámetro, tetrámetro, trímetro Disambiguation of 'unit of length': 0 0 0 100

Noun

IPA: /ˈmetɾo/, [ˈme.t̪ɾo] Forms: metros [plural]
Rhymes: -etɾo Etymology: Borrowed from French métro, clipping of métropolitain. Etymology templates: {{wp|Metro (sistema de transporte)|Metro (transport)|lang=es}}, {{bor+|es|fr|métro}} Borrowed from French métro Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} metro m (plural metros)
  1. (transport) metro Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Transport, Rail transportation Synonyms: subte Derived forms: estación de metro
    Sense id: en-metro-es-noun-C8hR2OiG Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 1 4 3 5 87 Topics: transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "[ˈme.t̪ɾo]"
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      "rhymes": "-etɾo"
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