instituto

Latin

Noun

īnstitūtō

1. dative/ablative singular of īnstitūtum

Participle

īnstitūtō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of īnstitūtus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnstitūtum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩs.t͡ʃiˈtu.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩs.t͡ʃiˈtu.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩʃ.t͡ʃiˈtu.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩs.t͡ʃiˈtu.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩʃ.tiˈtu.tu/

Noun

instituto m (plural institutos)

1. institute (organisation founded to promote a cause)

Related terms

• instituição
• instituir

Further reading

• “instituto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin īnstitūtum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /instiˈtuto/ [ĩns.t̪iˈt̪u.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -uto
• Syllabification: ins‧ti‧tu‧to

Noun

instituto m (plural institutos)

1. institute
2. secondary school, senior school

   Synonym: insti

Related terms

• institución
• instituir

Descendants

• → Tagalog: instituto

Further reading

• “instituto”, 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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish instituto.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔinstiˈtuto/ [ʔɪn̪s.t̪ɪˈt̪uː.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -uto
• Syllabification: ins‧ti‧tu‧to

Noun

instituto (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜆᜓᜆᜓ)

1. institute

   Synonym: surian