electro

See also: électro, electró, electro-, and électro-

English

Etymology

Clipping.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈlɛk.tɹəʊ/
• Rhymes: -əʊ

Noun

electro (countable and uncountable, plural electros)

1. (countable, obsolete) An electrotype.
2. (uncountable, music) An electronic style of hip hop; electrofunk.
   • 2009 April 24, Tony Naylor, “Emerging victorious”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 26 February 2024:

     Oft-derided, even in its 2002 heyday, no one expected electroclash to last. But, just as sonic heirs such as La Roux or Little Boots capitalise on their groundwork, the old electro guard return with works of real solidity and depth.

3. (uncountable, informal) Electrolysis.
   • 1993 February 3, Kelley Ann Lewis/Stephen Hathorne, “today”, in alt.transgendered‎^[2] (Usenet), retrieved 21 March 2022:

     First a great big hug to Lynette for her tips on makeup, and shaving. I dressed last weekend, and at a distance my face would definitely pass. (need lots of electro to fix this though).

   • 1998 April 14, W J Peterson, “Re: Unwanted body hair”, in alt.fashion‎^[3] (Usenet), retrieved 21 March 2022:

     PS I think laser [hair removal] will be approved as at least as perm [permanent] as electro.^[sic] and much quicker and less painful.

   • 2010 March 6, JenniferFlusher [username], “Re: THE MYTH OF HOWARD THOMAS USHER'S (aka Jennifer Usher) SEX CHANGE”, in ba.personals‎^[4] (Usenet), retrieved 21 March 2022:

     The truth is that even of the [sex change] surgery WAS covered by Kaiser - he could not have afforded the additional expenses (like hormones, electro and psych counseling sessions) that weren't covered.

Derived terms

• complextro
• electro swing
• hellektro

Translations

The musical genre

• French: electro (fr) m, électro (fr) m
• Irish: ceol leictreo m

Verb

electro (third-person singular simple present electros, present participle electroing, simple past and past participle electroed)

1. (archaic) To electrotype.

Anagrams

• Elector, corelet, elector

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.lɛk.tʁo/
• Homophones: électro-, électro, électros

Etymology 1

Noun

electro f (plural electros)

1. alternative spelling of électro (music genre)

Etymology 2

Noun

electro m (plural electros)

1. alternative spelling of électro (électroménager)

Anagrams

• récolte, récolté

Latin

Noun

ēlectrō

1. dative/ablative singular of ēlectrum

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈleɡtɾo/ [eˈleɣ̞.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɡtɾo
• Syllabification: e‧lec‧tro

Etymology 1

From Latin electrum, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron).

Noun

electro m (plural electros)

1. electrum

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor.

Latin ēlectrum

Latin electro-bor.

Spanish electro-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr

Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh₂

Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā

Ancient Greek καρδίᾱ (kardíā)lbor.

Spanish cardio-

Spanish -grama

Spanish cardiograma

Spanish electrocardiogramaclip.

Spanish electro

Clipping of electrocardiograma.

Noun

electro m (plural electros)

1. (medicine) electrocardiogram, EKG

   Synonyms: electrocardiograma, ECG

Further reading

• “electro”, 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