compromisso

Latin

Noun

comprōmissō

1. dative/ablative singular of comprōmissum

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin comprōmissum (“a compromise, originally a mutual promise to refer to arbitration”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɾoˈmi.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɾoˈmi.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɾoˈmi.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɾuˈmi.su/

Noun

compromisso m (plural compromissos)

1. compromise (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions)

   Synonym: acordo

2. obligation

   Synonyms: obrigação, responsabilidade, comprometimento

3. a scheduled meeting

   Synonym: encontro

Related terms

• comprometedor
• comprometer
• comprometido
• comprometimento
• compromissar
• compromissivo
• compromissório
• compromitente

Further reading

• “compromisso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “compromisso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026