teatro

/teˈatɾo/ · A2 · noun · m

theater

teatro — theater

🎭 teatro = theater with the h dropped and an -o added; same Greek root

From Greek theatron, a place for watching (thea = a viewing). English kept the th, Spanish simplified it to t. Stress the middle syllable: te-A-tro. Like English, it also covers drama as an art and a theater of war.

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