teatro

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish teatro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈatɾo/ [teˈa.tɾo]
• IPA^(key): /tiˈatɾo/ [tiˈa.tɾo]
• Hyphenation: te‧a‧tro

Noun

teátro (Basahan spelling ᜆᜒᜀᜆ᜔ᜍᜓ)

1. (countable) 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)

   Synonym: sinehan

Esperanto

Etymology

From English theatre, French théâtre, German Theater, Spanish and Italian teatro, Russian теа́тр (teátr), from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

teatro (accusative singular teatron, plural teatroj, accusative plural teatrojn)

1. a building where theatrical productions are performed, theater (theatre) (building)
2. everyone related to such a building, collectively (its actors, set designers, administrators, etc.)
3. the art of theater

Derived terms

• pupteatro (“puppet show”)
• somerteatro (“an outdoor theater”)
• teatra (“theatrical”)
• teatraĵo (“a theatrical production”)
• teatrejo (“theater, playhouse”)
• teatrotajloro (“costume designer”)

See also

• kinejo (“movie theater”)

Galician

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈatɾo/ [t̪eˈa.t̪ɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -atɾo

Noun

teatro m (plural teatros)

1. (countable) 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)

   Hyponym: anfiteatro

   Na cidade hai seis teatros.

   There are six theaters in the city.

   Había unha fila enorme de xente á porta do teatro. Teatro municipal.

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Related terms

• teatral

Further reading

• “teatro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto teatro, English theatre, French théâtre, German Theater, Spanish and Italian teatro, Russian теа́тр (teátr), from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”).

Noun

teatro (plural teatri)

1. (countable) 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)

Derived terms

• operoteatro (“opera house”)
• teatrala (“theatrical”)

Italian

Alternative forms

• theatro (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈa.tro/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -atro
• Hyphenation: te‧à‧tro

Noun

teatro m (plural teatri)

1. (countable) 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)

   Hyponym: anfiteatro

2. drama (theatrical plays in general)

Derived terms

• teatrale
• teatrante
• teatrino

Descendants

• → Turkish: tiyatro

Anagrams

• attero, attore, ettaro, oretta, ottare, rotate, terato-

Ladino

Etymology

Derived from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Istanbul):

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Noun

teatro m (Hebrew spelling טיאטרו)

1. (countable) 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)

   Hyponym: anfiteatro

   • 2006, Matilda Koén-Sarano, Por el plazer de kontar‎^[1], Nur Afakot, page 128:

     Nesa, ya arivimos al teatro. Ma ya era tadre: la opera ya avía empesado.

     Nesa, we are already at the theatre. But it [is too] late now: the opera already started.

     (literally, “Nesa, we have already arrived at the theater. But now it was being late: the opera was already having started.”)

Related terms

• teatral

Portuguese

teatro

Alternative forms

• theatro (obsolete)

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈa.tɾu/, /t͡ʃiˈa.tɾu/ [t͡ʃɪˈa.tɾu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈt͡ʃja.tɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈa.tɾu/, /t͡ʃiˈa.tɾu/ [t͡ʃɪˈa.tɾu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈt͡ʃja.tɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈa.tɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtja.tɾu/

• Rhymes: -atɾu
• Hyphenation: te‧a‧tro

Noun

teatro m (plural teatros)

1. (countable) 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)

   Hyponym: anfiteatro

2. (uncountable) theater (drama or performance as a profession or artform)
3. a theatrical performance
4. (figurative) theater (a region where a particular action takes place)

   Synonyms: cenário, palco

5. (figurative) drama (rumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life events)

Synonyms

• (drama): drama, fingimento, melodrama, novela

Derived terms

• teatro de arena
• teatro de bolso
• teatro de bulevar
• teatro de operações
• teatro de revista
• teatro do oprimido

Related terms

• anfiteatro
• teatral
• teatralidade
• teatralismo
• teatralização
• teatralizado
• teatralizante
• teatralizar
• teatralmente
• teátrico
• teatrista
• teatrófilo
• teatrofone
• teatrofonia
• teatrofônico
• teatrofono
• teatrologia
• teatrólogo

Spanish

Alternative forms

• theatro (obsolete)

Etymology

Derived from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈatɾo/ [t̪eˈa.t̪ɾo]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -atɾo
• Syllabification: te‧a‧tro

Noun

teatro m (plural teatros, diminutive teatrillo or teatrito)

1. (countable) 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)

   Hyponym: anfiteatro

2. theater; drama (drama or performance as a profession or art form)

   obra de teatro ― play

   En general, prefiero el cine al teatro.

   I generally prefer cinema to drama.

3. theater (a region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war)
4. theatrics; drama; melodrama (exaggerated reaction to life events)

   ¡Relájate y no le eches tanto teatro!

   Relax and don’t be so dramatic!

5. (US, chiefly in names) movie theater; cinema
   • 1942, Revista del Comercio Exterior, volume 7, numbers 13–24, Mexico, page 34:

     Durante el mes de julio se exhibieron, en el Teatro Metro, de San Diego, las siguientes películas […]

     The following films were exhibited in San Diego’s Metro Theater during July…

   • 2011, Alberto Fuguet, Las películas de mi vida:

     Vista en: 1967, Teatro Chino, Hollywood, California

     Seen in 1967, China Theater, Hollywood, California.

   • 2014, Mary Escamilla, Memorias del Million Dollar y Secretos de los más Famosos, page 11:

     Teatros 'Metropolitana' cerró el Teatro Million Dollar el 1º. de marzo de 1993. Casi inmediatamente el teatro fue alquilado por una iglesia […]

     The “Metropolitana” theaters shut down the Million Dollar Theater on March 1, 1993. A church rented it almost immediately.

Derived terms

• gemelos de teatro
• montar un teatro
• salida de teatro
• teatralización
• teatralizar
• teatrero
• teatrillo
• teatrito
• teatro de autor
• teatro de bolsillo
• teatro de ópera

Related terms

• anfiteatro
• teatral
• teatralidad

Further reading

• “teatro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tiyatro

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish teatro, from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /teˈatɾo/ [t̪ɛˈaː.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -atɾo
• Syllabification: te‧a‧tro

Noun

teatro (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. theater (place to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, etc.)

   Synonym: dulaan

Related terms

• ampiteatro
• teatral
• teatrika
• teatriko

Further reading

• “teatro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018