distincto

Latin

Adjective

distīnctō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of distīnctus

Portuguese

Adjective

distincto (feminine distincta, masculine plural distinctos, feminine plural distinctas)

1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of distinto.
   • 1880, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “A escolha de Gastão [Gastão’s choice]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published 1905, page 116:

     Achava-o superior, correcto, distincto, de uma aristrocracia innata que a encantava.

     She found him superior, upstanding, distinguished, of an innate aristocracy that enchanted her.