recinto

See also: recintò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈt͡ʃin.to/
• Rhymes: -into
• Hyphenation: re‧cìn‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin re- + cīnctus (“surrounded”).

Noun

recinto m (plural recinti)

1. enclosure, cote
2. pen, run (for animals)
3. paddock
4. fence or surrounding wall

Etymology 2

Verb

recinto

1. first-person singular present indicative of recintare

Etymology 3

Participle

recinto (feminine recinta, masculine plural recinti, feminine plural recinte)

1. past participle of recingere

Anagrams

• cinterò, cortine, cretino, incerto, increto, notrice, rincote

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin recīnctus, perfect passive participle of recingō. Compare Latin re-, cīnctus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈsĩ.tu/ [heˈsĩ.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈsĩ.tu/ [heˈsĩ.tu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈsĩ.tu/ [χeˈsĩ.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈsĩ.to/ [heˈsĩ.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈsĩ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ĩtu
• Hyphenation: re‧cin‧to

Noun

recinto m (plural recintos)

1. area, site

Further reading

• “recinto”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “recinto”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “recinto” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “recinto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “recinto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “recinto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin re- + cīnctus (“surrounded”). Akin to English precinct.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /reˈθinto/ [reˈθĩn̪.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /reˈsinto/ [reˈsĩn̪.t̪o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -into
• Syllabification: re‧cin‧to

Noun

recinto m (plural recintos)

1. area, site, compound
2. enclosure (area)
3. pen

Derived terms

• recinto privado m

 

Further reading

• “recinto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28