texto

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛk.sto/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Adverb

texto

1. (colloquial abbreviation of textuellement) literally, word for word

Noun

texto m (plural textos)

1. (colloquial, France) text (SMS message)

   Synonym: SMS

Further reading

• “texto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese texto, borrowed from Medieval Latin textus (“text”), from Latin textus (“woven”), perfect passive participle of texō (“weave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛksto/ [ˈt̪ɛks̺.t̪ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɛksto

Noun

texto m (plural textos)

1. text

Further reading

• “texto”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “texto” in DIGALEGO - Dicionario de Galego, Ir Indo 2004, Xunta de Galicia 2013.
• “texto”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto teksto, from Latin textus (“woven”), perfect passive participle of texō (“to weave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteksto/, /ˈteɡzto/

Noun

texto (plural texti)

1. text

Latin

Participle

textō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of textus

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin textus.

Noun

texto m (plural textos)

1. text

Descendants

• Fala: texto
• Galician: texto
• Portuguese: texto

References

• CX, “texto”
• DDGM, “texto”
• VPM, “texto”

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese texto, borrowed from Medieval Latin textus (“text”), from Latin textus (“woven”), perfect passive participle of texō (“weave”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtes.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtes.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈteʃ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtes.to/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐjʃ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐjʃ.tu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtejʃ.tu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtejʃ.tu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈteʃ.tu/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -estu, (Portugal) -ɐjʃtu
• Hyphenation: tex‧to

Noun

texto m (plural textos)

1. (uncountable) writing (written letters or symbols that express some meaning)

   Synonym: escrita

2. text (a written passage)

   Synonym: passagem

3. script (text of the dialogue and action for a drama)

   Synonyms: falas, script

4. essay (written composition)

   Synonym: ensaio

Derived terms

• textão
• textículo
• textinho
• texto-foguete
• texto-legenda

Related terms

• pretexta
• pretexto
• tecido
• textual
• textualidade
• textualista
• textualmente
• textuário

Further reading

• “texto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “texto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “texto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “texto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin textus (“text”), from Latin textus (“woven”), perfect passive participle of texō (“weave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteɡsto/ [ˈt̪eɣ̞s.t̪o]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɡsto
• Syllabification: tex‧to

Noun

texto m (plural textos)

1. text
2. (printing, dated) a medium size of type standardized as 14-point
3. (colloquial) text message

Derived terms

• editor de texto
• libro de texto
• mucho texto
• procesador de textos
• procesamiento de textos
• textear
• texto de base
• textual
• tratamiento de textos

Further reading

• “texto”, 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