entero

See also: enteró, entéro, and entero-

English

Noun

entero (plural enteros)

1. (informal) Clipping of enterococcus.

Asturian

Adjective

entero

1. neuter of enteru

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• entiro, intiro

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish entero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔenˈteɾo/ [ʔen̪ˈte.ɾo]
• Hyphenation: en‧te‧ro

Adjective

entéro (plural erentero, Basahan spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜍᜓ)

1. entire; whole

   Synonyms: biyo, lagdo

2. complete

   Synonym: kompleto

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enˈteɾo/ [ẽn̪ˈt̪e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: en‧te‧ro

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin integrum (“entire, whole”). Compare also the semi-learned forms found in medieval Spanish entegro, entrego, and the later learned borrowing íntegro. Cognate with English entire and integer.

Adjective

entero (feminine entera, masculine plural enteros, feminine plural enteras)

1. whole; entire

Derived terms

• enteramente
• entereza
• espejo de cuerpo entero
• leche entera
• número entero
• por entero

 

Related terms

• enterar
• íntegro

 

Noun

entero m (plural enteros)

1. (mathematics) whole number, integer

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

entero

1. first-person singular present indicative of enterar

Further reading

• “entero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish entero.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔenˈteɾo/ [ʔɛn̪ˈt̪ɛː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: en‧te‧ro

Adjective

entero (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓ)

1. entire; whole

   Synonyms: buo, lahat, kompleto