electro
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Etymology edit
Shortening.
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electro (countable and uncountable, plural electros)
- (countable, obsolete) An electrotype.
- (uncountable, music) An electronic style of hip hop; electrofunk.
- (uncountable, informal) Electrolysis.
- 1993 February 3, Kelley Ann Lewis/Stephen Hathorne, “today”, in alt.transgendered[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-03-21:
- First a great big hug to Lynette for her tips on makeup, and shaving. I dressed last weekend, and at a distance my face would definitely pass. (need lots of electro to fix this though).
- 2010 March 6, JenniferFlusher [username], “Re: THE MYTH OF HOWARD THOMAS USHER'S (aka Jennifer Usher) SEX CHANGE”, in ba.personals[3] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-03-21:
- The truth is that even of the [sex change] surgery WAS covered by Kaiser - he could not have afforded the additional expenses (like hormones, electro and psych counseling sessions) that weren't covered.
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The musical genre
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Verb edit
electro (third-person singular simple present electros, present participle electroing, simple past and past participle electroed)
- (archaic) To electrotype.
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Etymology 1 edit
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electro f (plural electros)
- Alternative spelling of électro (music genre)
Etymology 2 edit
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electro m (plural electros)
- Alternative spelling of électro (électroménager)
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Latin edit
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ēlectrō
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Etymology 1 edit
From Latin electrum, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron).
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electro m (plural electros)
Etymology 2 edit
Clipping of electrocardiograma.
Noun edit
electro m (plural electros)
- (medicine) electrocardiogram, EKG
- Synonyms: electrocardiograma, ECG
Further reading edit
- “electro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014