correcto

Asturian

Adjective

correcto

1. neuter of correctu

Latin

Participle

corrēctō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of corrēctus

Portuguese

Adjective

correcto (feminine correcta, masculine plural correctos, feminine plural correctas)

1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of correto. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Derived terms

• correctamente

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin correctus. Cf. also the inherited Old Spanish correcho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈreɡto/ [koˈreɣ̞.t̪o]

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• Rhymes: -eɡto
• Syllabification: co‧rrec‧to

Adjective

correcto (feminine correcta, masculine plural correctos, feminine plural correctas)

1. correct, right

   Synonym: acertado

2. well-behaved

   Synonyms: educado, cortés

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “correct”): incorrecto

Derived terms

• correctamente
• políticamente correcto

 

Related terms

• corrección
• corregir

 

Further reading

• “correcto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014