ábaco

See also: abaco and Abaco

Galician

Etymology

From Latin abacus, from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “a calculation board covered with sand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈabako/ [ˈa.β̞ɑ.kʊ]
• Rhymes: -abako
• Hyphenation: á‧ba‧co

Noun

ábaco m (plural ábacos)

1. abacus (calculating table)
2. (architecture) abacus (uppermost member or division of the capital of a column)

Further reading

• “ábaco”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin abacus (“board”), from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “board”), from Hebrew אבק (abák, “dust”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ba.ku/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bɐ.ku/ [ˈa.βɐ.ku]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bɐ.ku/ [ˈa.βɐ.ku]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bɐ.ku/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -abaku, (Portugal) -abɐku
• Hyphenation: á‧ba‧co

Noun

ábaco m (plural ábacos)

1. abacus (instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by sliding balls on wires, or counters in grooves)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ábaco.

Related terms

• abacista

Further reading

• “ábaco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abacus, from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “a calculation board covered with sand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈabako/ [ˈa.β̞a.ko]

• Audio (Peru):

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• Rhymes: -abako
• Syllabification: á‧ba‧co

Noun

ábaco m (plural ábacos)

1. abacus

Derived terms

• ábaco neperiano

Related terms

• abacista

Descendants

• → Tagalog: abako

Further reading

• “ábaco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025