minuto

See also: minu꞉to

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish minuto, from Latin minūtus. Doublet of menu and menudo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈnuto/ [mɪˈn̪u.t̪o]
• Hyphenation: mi‧nu‧to

Noun

minuto (Badlit spelling ᜋᜒᜈᜓᜆᜓ)

1. minute (unit of time)

   Synonym: gutlo

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪnuto]
• Rhymes: -uto
• Hyphenation: mi‧nu‧to

Etymology 1

Participle

minuto

1. neuter singular passive participle of minout

Etymology 2

Noun

minuto f

1. vocative singular of minuta

Esperanto

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin minūtus. Doublet of menuo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈnuto/

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• Audio 3:

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• Rhymes: -uto
• Syllabification: mi‧nu‧to

Noun

minuto (accusative singular minuton, plural minutoj, accusative plural minutojn)

1. minute

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin minūtus.

Noun

minuto m (plural minutos)

1. minute; 60 seconds
2. a brief period of time

   Synonyms: instante, segundo

3. (geometry) minute of arc (angle measure)

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈnuto/

Noun

minuto (plural minuti)

1. minute

Italian

Etymology

From Latin minūtus. Doublet of menu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈnu.to/

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• Rhymes: -uto
• Hyphenation: mi‧nù‧to

Adjective

minuto (feminine minuta, masculine plural minuti, feminine plural minute, superlative minutissimo)

1. tiny, minute, emaciated, thin
2. fine, delicate, detailed

Related terms

• minugia
• minutaglia
• minutamente
• minuteria
• minuzia
• minuzioso
• minuzzo
• sminuzzare

See also

• piccolo

Noun

minuto m (plural minuti)

1. minute, moment (units of time)

Related terms

• minutaggio
• minuteria

Descendants

• → Maltese: minuta

See also

• secondo
• ora

Anagrams

• munito, mutino

Latin

Participle

minūtō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of minūtus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /miˈnu.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /miˈnu.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /miˈnu.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /miˈnu.tu/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Rhymes: -utu
• Hyphenation: mi‧nu‧to

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin minūtus. Compare the inherited doublet miúdo. Also doublet of menu, via French.

Noun

minuto m (plural minutos)

1. minute (60 seconds)

   Num minuto.

   In a minute.

   • 2011, Sérgio Estrella, Rafael Neves, Rodrigo Estevam, Sérgio Oliveira, Alex Sandro de Mattos, Coleção Nintendo Blast - Ano 2, GameBlast, page 35:

     Apesar de as fases serem enormes e terem uma duração máxima de 60 minutos, existe o recurso de quick save. Afinal, não faria sentido e não seria nada cômodo comprar um jogo portátil que não se pode jogar a qualquer hora e em qualquer lugar, sem precisar se preocupar em achar um save point ou terminar a fase para poder salvar.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2014, Augusto Boal, Hamlet e o filho do padeiro: Memórias imaginadas, Editora Cosac Naify, →ISBN, page 217:

     Um poeta pode acordar no meio da noite e escrever belo poema — basta inspiração! Um pintor pintar um quadro em minutos ou anos, como sentir melhor. Mas artistas de artes coletivas não podem convocar espectadores às três da madrugada, alegando que só nesse momento sentem que baixou o santo.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• minutar
• minutagem
• minutinho (diminutive)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

minuto

1. first-person singular present indicative of minutar

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin minūtus. Compare the inherited menudo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈnuto/ [miˈnu.t̪o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -uto
• Syllabification: mi‧nu‧to

Noun

minuto m (plural minutos)

1. minute (a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or ¹⁄₆₀ hour)
2. minute (a unit of angle measure equal to 60 seconds or ¹⁄₆₀ degree)

   Synonym: (historical) escrúpulo

Derived terms

• minutero
• minutito
• minuto de silencio

Related terms

• menudo

Descendants

• → Cebuano: minuto
• → Kapampangan: minútu
• → Maguindanao: minutu
• → Maranao: minotos
• → O'odham: minu꞉to
• → Quechua: minutu
• → Tagalog: minuto

Further reading

• “minuto”, 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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• minutos

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish minuto, from Latin minūtus. Doublet of menu and menudo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /miˈnuto/ [mɪˈn̪uː.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -uto
• Syllabification: mi‧nu‧to

Noun

minuto (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈᜓᜆᜓ)

1. minute (60 seconds)

   Synonym: (uncommon) sandali

   • 2015, Joi Barrios, Intermediate Tagalog: Learn to Speak Fluent Tagalog (Filipino), the National Language of the Philippines (Downloadable material included), Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN, page 103:

     Isang oras at dalawampung minuto ang biyahe sa eroplano mula Maynila hanggang Tacloban.

     The airplane trip from Manila to Tacloban lasts one hour and twenty minutes.

Derived terms

• minu-minuto

Related terms

• minutero

Further reading

• “minuto”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “minuto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018