astro
English
Noun
astro (countable and uncountable, plural astros)
- (informal) Clipping of astrology.
- 2023 August 11, Jake Register, “Your Sex Horoscope for the Weekend”, in Cosmopolitan[1]:
- This week’s astro is way less extreme than last week’s for your sign, and although you’re not getting a ton of action, you’re still making progress.
- (informal) Clipping of astroturf.
Anagrams
Eskayan
Noun
astro
Esperanto
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “celestial body”). Doublet of astero and stelo.
Pronunciation
Noun
astro (accusative singular astron, plural astroj, accusative plural astrojn)
- (astronomy, astrology) celestial body, heavenly body
- Synonym: ĉielkorpo
Derived terms
- astra (“astral”)
- astrologio (“astrology”)
- astrologo (“astrologer”)
Ido
Noun
astro (plural astri)
- celestial body (ex. a star, a planet, a comet)
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron), from ἀστήρ (astḗr), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”), from the root *h₂eHs- (“to burn”, “to glow”).
Noun
astro m (plural astri)
- (astronomy) celestial body, star
- Synonyms: corpo celeste, stella
- (figurative) a person exceptionally talented or famous in a specific field; star
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr).
Noun
astro m (plural astri)
Further reading
- astro1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- astro2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Latin
Noun
astrō
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).
Pronunciation
Noun
astro m (plural astros)
- celestial body (ex. a star, a planet, a comet)
- Synonym: corpo celeste
- celebrity, star (a very famous and popular person)
- Synonyms: estrela, celebridade
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).
Pronunciation
Noun
astro m (plural astros)
- cosmic body, celestial body
- star (famous person)
- 2020 November 26, Enric González, “Decenas de miles de personas despiden a Maradona en la Casa Rosada”, in El País[2], retrieved 2020-11-26:
- Los hinchas hacen dos kilómetros de cola para despedirse del astro del fútbol argentino
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Further reading
- “astro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish astro, from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔastɾo/ [ˈʔas.t̪ɾo]
- Rhymes: -astɾo
- Syllabification: as‧tro
Noun
astro (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ) (rare)
- star; celestial body
- 1926, Buhay na pinagdaanan ni Santa Elena sa paghahanáp ng̃ Sta. Cruz sa bayan ng̃ Jerusalém, J. Martinez, page 31:
- sampông mga astro na nasa sa Langit/nagsipangulimlim nagpakitang hapis
- ten stars that are in the Sky/darkened to show their grief
Related terms
Traveller Norwegian
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”), perhaps through Latin astrum
Noun
astro
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/astɾu
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/astɾo
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