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algo

See also: Algo, algõ, and algo-

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algo (plural algos)

  1. Clipping of algorithm.
    • 2019 March 31, Sean T. Collins, “‘Billions’ Season 4, Episode 3: Hurts So Good”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      Together, the Masons craft a new algorithm to make an end-run around Axe’s sabotage — or so they want him to believe. With the help of a surveillance photo procured by his dirty-deeds specialist Hall (Terry Kinney), Axe has a copy of the algo he spends a full day attempting to decipher before realizing it has a mistake.

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algo

  1. Alternative form of dalgo

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish algo.

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algo

  1. (Castilianism) something

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  • Not accepted in the standard language, where quelcom, res and alguna cosa are preferred. Widely used in colloquial speech, but considered a barbarisme. Not to be confused with algú.

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  • “algo” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Esperanto Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia eo

Etymology edit

From Latin alga.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈalɡo]
  • Audio:
    (file)
  • Rhymes: -alɡo
  • Hyphenation: al‧go

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algo (accusative singular algon, plural algoj, accusative plural algojn)

  1. alga

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algo m (plural algos)

  1. Clipping of algorithme (“algorithm”).
  2. Clipping of algorithmique (“algorithmics”).

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From Old Galician-Portuguese algo, from Latin aliquod (“some; a few”).

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algo

  1. something
    Antonyms: nada (“nothing”), todo (“everything”)

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algo m (plural algos)

  1. (archaic) wealth, fortune
    • 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 414:
      quando chegarõ os judeus disellis com̃o tĩjna ali muy grãde algo en ouro et en aliofre et en pedras preçiosas
      when the Jew arrived he told them that he has there a large fortune in gold, pearls and precious stones

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algo

  1. rather, somewhat

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  • “algo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “algo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “algo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “algo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “algo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese algo, from Latin aliquod (“some; a few”).

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.ɡu/ [ˈaʊ̯.ɡu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.ɡo/ [ˈaʊ̯.ɡo]

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algo

  1. something (unspecified object)
    Synonym: alguma coisa

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algo

  1. rather, somewhat

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Spanish algo, from Latin aliquod.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈalɡo/ [ˈal.ɣ̞o]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -alɡo
  • Syllabification: al‧go

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algo

  1. something, anything
    Synonym: alguna cosa
    Antonyms: nada, todo
    Coordinate terms: alguien, alguno
    Algo imprevisto ocurrió. ― Something unexpected happened.
    Me parece algo de interés. ― It seems like something interesting to me.
    Eso es algo natural. ― It's something natural.

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algo

  1. rather, somewhat, kind of
    Me parece algo extraño. ― It seems rather strange to me.

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