véto

See also: veto, Veto, vetó, vétó, věto, vető, and vétő

French

Alternative forms

• veto (both nouns)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ve.to/

• Audio (Paris):

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Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin vetō (“I oppose”).

Noun

véto m (plural vétos)

1. post-1990 spelling of veto (“veto”)

Etymology 2

Apocope of vétérinaire.

Noun

véto m or f by sense (plural vétos)

1. (informal) post-1990 spelling of veto (“vet (veterinarian, veterinary surgeon)”)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• vote, voté