exacto

Galician

Alternative forms

• exato (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exāctus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛkˈsakto/ [ɛkˈs̺ɑk.t̪ʊ]
• Rhymes: -akto
• Hyphenation: e‧xac‧to

Adjective

exacto (feminine exacta, masculine plural exactos, feminine plural exactas)

1. exact

   Synonyms: preciso, xusto

   Antonyms: impreciso, inexacto

Derived terms

• exactamente

Further reading

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

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɛkˈsaːk.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [eɡˈzak.to]

Participle

exāctō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of exāctus

Portuguese

Adjective

exacto (feminine exacta, masculine plural exactos, feminine plural exactas)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of exato; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

Further reading

• “exacto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin exāctus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡˈsaɡto/ [eɣ̞ˈsaɣ̞.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -aɡto
• Syllabification: e‧xac‧to

Adjective

exacto (feminine exacta, masculine plural exactos, feminine plural exactas)

1. exact

   Synonym: justo

   Antonym: inexacto

Noun

exacto m (plural exactos)

1. (Venezuela) utility knife, paper cutter

   Synonym: cúter

Adverb

exacto

1. exact, exactly

   Synonym: exactamente

Derived terms

• ciencia exacta
• ciencias exactas
• exactamente

Related terms

• exactitud
• inexacto

Further reading

• “exacto”, 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