precinto

See also: precintó

Italian

Participle

precinto (feminine precinta, masculine plural precinti, feminine plural precinte)

past participle of precingere

Anagrams

coprenti

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /pɾeˈθinto/ [pɾeˈθĩn̪.t̪o]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /pɾeˈsinto/ [pɾeˈsĩn̪.t̪o]
Rhymes: -into
Syllabification: pre‧cin‧to

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin praecīnctus.

Noun

precinto m (plural precintos)

seal
sealing, sealing off

Usage notes

Precinto is a false friend, and does not mean precinct. The Spanish word for precinct is recinto.

Verb

precinto

first-person singular present indicative of precintar

Further reading

“precinto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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