propósito
See also: proposito
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- proposito (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾoˈpɔ.zi.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾoˈpɔ.zi.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾuˈpɔ.zi.tu/
- Hyphenation: pro‧pó‧si‧to
Noun
propósito m (plural propósitos)
- purpose; target; aim; goal
- purpose; motive (reason for which something is done)
Synonyms
- (goal): objetivo, intenção
- (intention): motivo, razão
Related terms
- proposital
- propor
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin prōpositum (“that which is proposed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾoˈposito/ [pɾoˈpo.si.t̪o]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -osito
- Syllabification: pro‧pó‧si‧to
Noun
propósito m (plural propósitos)
- purpose
- resolution
- propósito de Año Nuevo ― New Year's resolution
Related terms
- a propósito
- de propósito
Further reading
- “propósito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014