disco

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.5 Anagrams 2 Italian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Synonyms 2.3.2 Related terms 3 Latin 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Verb 3.2.1 Inflection 3.2.2 Related terms 4 Spanish 4.1 Etymology 1 4.1.1 Noun 4.2 Etymology 2 4.2.1 Noun 4.3 Related terms 4.4 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From a shortening of discotheque, from French discothèque.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdɪskəʊ/
• (US) IPA: /ˈdɪskoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɪskəʊ

[edit] Noun

disco (countable and uncountable; plural discos)

1. (countable, slightly dated) A short form of discotheque, a place for dancing.
2. (uncountable) A type of music popular in discotheques.

[edit] Synonyms

• (place for dancing): club, nightclub

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to disco (third-person singular simple present discos, present participle discoing, simple past and past participle discoed)

1. (intransitive) To dance disco-style dances.
2. (intransitive) To go to discotheques.
   • 2009 February 16, Cathy Horyn, “Designers Square Off: Sexy vs. Classy”, New York Times:

     Learning that a discoing sex appeal has returned to the runways is a little like hearing that Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb are reuniting.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: cdios
• sodic

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[edit] Italian

Wikipedia ^it

[edit] Etymology

Latin discus

[edit] Pronunciation

disco, /ˈdisko/, /"disko/

[edit] Noun

disco m. (plural dischi)

1. disc, disk
2. (anatomy) disc

[edit] Synonyms

• (anatomy) disco intervertebrale

[edit] Related terms

• discale
• dischetto
• discobolo
• disco fisso
• discografia
• discoide
• discolibro
• disco orario
• disco rigido
• discoteca

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From *didscō, reduplicated form of Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-. Cognates include Ancient Greek δέχομαι (dekhomai). Also compare doceō.

[edit] Verb

present active discō, present infinitive discere, perfect active didicī. (no passive)

1. I learn

   "Aut disce aut discede." : "Either learn or go away."

2. (drama) I study, practice

[edit] Inflection

[edit] Related terms

• disciplīna
• discipulus

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology 1

Short for discoteca.

[edit] Noun

disco f. (plural discos)

1. club, discotheque

[edit] Etymology 2

Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος.

[edit] Noun

disco m. (plural discos)

1. disc
2. phonograph record or disc
3. rotary dial
4. (sports) discus

[edit] Related terms

• discar

[edit] Verb

disco (infinitive: discar)

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of discar.