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teatro.

theater (a place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/teˈa.tɾu/Brazil/t͡ʃiˈa.tɾu/Brazil/ˈt͡ʃja.tɾu/Brazil/ˈtja.tɾu/Portugal
  1. theater (a place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on)

    countable · masculine
  2. theater (drama or performance as a profession or artform)

    masculine · uncountable
  3. a theatrical performance

    masculine
  4. theater (a region where a particular action takes place)

    figuratively · masculine
  5. drama (rumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life events)

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyh₂-der. Ancient Greek θεάομαι (theáomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek θέᾱτρον (théātron)der. Latin theātrumlbor. Portuguese teatro Learned borrowing from Latin theātrum (“theatre; stage”), from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see; to watch; to observe”). Compare Sicilian tiatru.

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