estrato

See also: estrato-

Esperanto

Noun

estrato (accusative singular estraton, plural estratoj, accusative plural estratojn)

1. singular present nominal passive participle of estri

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin strātus. Compare the inherited estrado.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɾa.tu/, /esˈtɾa.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɾa.tu/, /esˈtɾa.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈtɾa.tu/, /eʃˈtɾa.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈtɾa.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtɾa.tu/

• Rhymes: -atu
• Homophone: extrato
• Hyphenation: es‧tra‧to

Noun

estrato m (plural estratos)

1. bed (deposit of ore, coal etc.)

   Synonym: leito

2. (geology) stratum (layer of sedimentary rock)
3. social class

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin strātus. Compare the inherited estrado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾato/ [esˈt̪ɾa.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: es‧tra‧to

Noun

estrato m (plural estratos)

1. layer; stratum
2. stratus (cloud)
3. social class in Colombian society

Derived terms

• superestrato

 

Related terms

• estratosfera

 

Further reading

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