"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 (of a line, pipe, street, etc, never about sexuality.)
    Sense id: en-recto-es-adj-uH6tRE0K
  2. honest, honorable, upright, righteous, just, fair
    Sense id: en-recto-es-adj-uStg5U9C
  3. literal (of a meaning)
    Sense id: en-recto-es-adj-zHhMjJUh Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 5 17 36 14 13 14
  4. (geometry) right (of an angle, etc)
    Sense id: en-recto-es-adj-0A6o-rDj Categories (other): Geometry Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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 Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} recto m (plural rectos)
  1. (anatomy) rectum Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-recto-es-noun-~cqcsNsd 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
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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