elenco

See also: elencò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈlɛn.ko/, /eˈlen.ko/
• Rhymes: -ɛnko, -enko
• Hyphenation: e‧lèn‧co, e‧lén‧co

Etymology 1

From Latin elenchus, from Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος (élenkhos).

Noun

elenco m (plural elenchi)

1. list, pile

   Synonym: lista

2. directory, phone book

   Synonym: elenco telefonico

3. calendar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

elenco

1. first-person singular present indicative of elencare

Anagrams

• Cleone

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Late Latin elenchus, from Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος (élenkhos). Compare Italian and Spanish elenco.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈlẽ.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈlẽ.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈlẽ.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈlẽ.ku/

Noun

elenco m (plural elencos)

1. (collective) cast (group of actors performing together)

   Um elenco é um conjunto de artistas.

   A cast is a group of actors.

Derived terms

• elencar

Etymology 2

Verb

elenco

1. first-person singular present indicative of elencar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin elenchus, from Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος (élenkhos). Compare English elenchus (“a Socratic method of debate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈlenko/ [eˈlẽŋ.ko]
• Rhymes: -enko
• Syllabification: e‧len‧co

Noun

elenco m (plural elencos)

1. list, directory

   Synonym: lista

2. cast (group of actors performing a play or production together)

   Synonym: reparto

3. work team

   Synonym: equipo

Usage notes

• While elenco and reparto are near-synonyms, there is a distinction in connotation. Reparto has more of an emphasis of the cast's roles they play. It almost combines the concepts of the actors and the characters. With elenco, there is more of a strict emphasis on the whole group of actors without factoring in their roles at all. For example, at a red carpet event, you would use elenco, whereas when listing off the cast and crew, you would use reparto for the cast because that factors in their roles.

Further reading

• “elenco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10