"recto" meaning in Spanish

See recto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈreɡto/, [ˈreɣ̞.t̪o] Forms: recta [feminine], rectos [masculine, plural], rectas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -eɡto Etymology: Borrowed from Latin rectus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“straightened, right”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|la|rectus}} Borrowed from Latin rectus, {{inh|es|ine-pro|*h₃reǵtós||straightened, right}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“straightened, right”), {{root|es|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}} Head templates: {{es-adj}} recto (feminine recta, masculine plural rectos, feminine plural rectas)
  1. straight (not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length) Synonyms: derecho, rectilíneo
    Sense id: en-recto-es-adj-go8urOiL Categories (other): Spanish terms with collocations, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 31 20 9 20 3 7 9
  2. honest, honorable, upright, righteous, just, fair Synonyms: justo, íntegro, honesto, honrado
    Sense id: en-recto-es-adj-uStg5U9C
  3. literal (exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation) Synonyms: literal
    Sense id: en-recto-es-adj-ddfoNBeA
  4. (geometry) right (of an angle, measuring 90 degrees)
    Sense id: en-recto-es-adj-s0D6faLr Categories (other): Spanish terms with collocations, Geometry Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  5. (Canary Islands) stern, authoritarian, inflexible Tags: Canary-Islands Synonyms: severo, autoritario, inflexible, estricto
    Sense id: en-recto-es-adj-iZYFuveG Categories (other): Canarian Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ángulo recto Related terms: correcto, directo, recta, rectitud
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈreɡto/, [ˈreɣ̞.t̪o] Forms: rectos [plural]
Rhymes: -eɡto Etymology: Borrowed from Latin rectum (intestinum). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|la|rectum}} Borrowed from Latin rectum, {{wp|es:}} Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} recto m (plural rectos)
  1. (anatomy) rectum (the terminal part of the large intestine) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-recto-es-noun-H4TNK04k Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy) rectus Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-recto-es-noun-CzBVhafT Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: músculo recto, rectal, recto abdominal
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "recto m (plural rectos)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "rec‧to"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "rec‧to"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "es:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rectum (the terminal part of the large intestine)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "rectum",
          "rectum"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) rectum (the terminal part of the large intestine)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "es:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rectus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "rectus",
          "rectus"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) rectus"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈreɡto/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈreɣ̞.t̪o]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɡto"
    }
  ],
  "word": "recto"
}

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