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Noun

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espectáculo m (plural espectáculos)

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

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin spectaculum. Cognate with English spectacle.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /espeɡˈtakulo/ [es.peɣ̞ˈt̪a.ku.lo]
  • Rhymes: -akulo
  • Syllabification: es‧pec‧tá‧cu‧lo

Noun

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espectáculo m (plural espectáculos)

  1. show, performance (play, dance, some act or series of acts of public entertainment, often live)
    Es el mejor espectáculo en Broadway.
    It's the best show on Broadway.
  2. spectacle, show
    He oído que hiciste todo un espectáculo.
    I heard you put on quite a show.
    Vale, ahora sólo estamos dando un espectáculo de nosotros.
    Okay, now we're just making a spectacle of ourselves.
    Nunca había visto semejante gran espectáculo como eso.
    Never had I seen such a grand spectacle as that.

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