beato

See also: Beato

Asturian

Adjective

beato

1. neuter of beatu

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈa.to/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: be‧à‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin beātus.

Adjective

beato (feminine beata, masculine plural beati, feminine plural beate)

1. blessed
2. lucky

Derived terms

• beatamente

Related terms

• beatificare
• beatitudine

Etymology 2

Participle

beato (feminine beata, masculine plural beati, feminine plural beate)

1. past participle of beare

Further reading

• beato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• abeto, abéto, beota

Latin

Adjective

beātō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of beātus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin beātus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /beˈa.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /beˈa.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /beˈa.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbja.tu/

• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: be‧a‧to

Noun

beato m (plural beatos, feminine beata, feminine plural beatas)

1. someone who has been beatified by the Catholic Church
2. someone who is (very) devout
3. (derogatory) someone who is falsely devout

Derived terms

• beataria
• beatice
• beatorro

Further reading

• “beato”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “beato”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “beato”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin beātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈato/ [beˈa.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: be‧a‧to

Adjective

beato (feminine beata, masculine plural beatos, feminine plural beatas)

1. having too much beatitude, goody goody, pious, sanctimonious

Derived terms

• beatería

Further reading

• “beato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025