Catalan

Verb

passo

1. first-person singular present indicative form of passar

Italian

Etymology

From Latin passus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpasso]
• Rhymes: -asso

Noun

passo m ‎(plural passi)

1. footstep (sound)
2. footprint
3. step
4. pace
5. passage (of text)
6. gauge (film size)
7. pitch (distance between evenly spaced objects)
8. wheelbase

Derived terms

• due passi - a short distance
• passo carrabile

Verb

passo

1. first-person singular present of passare

Anagrams

• possa, sposa

Latin

Participle

passō

1. dative masculine singular of passus
2. dative neuter singular of passus
3. ablative masculine singular of passus
4. ablative neuter plural of passus

References

• PASSO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese passo, from Latin passus.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.su/
• Rhymes: -asu

Noun

passo m (plural passos)

1. step; footstep; pace (movement made from one foot to the other)
2. step; pace (a unit distance roughly equivalent to the distance covered in a step)
3. step (very short distance)
4. step; footstep (sound produced by stepping on the ground)
5. (chiefly military, except in set phrases) pace (manner or speed of walking or marching)
6. pace (the speed of a process)
7. (dancing) the movements associated with a dance style
8. step; stage; phase (distinct part of a process or protocol)
9. (figuratively) step (an attempt in dealing with something)
10. (geography) pass (narrow passage or channel between geographical features)
11. (mechanical engineering) pitch (distance between a gear’s teeth)
12. (mechanical engineering) pitch (distance between a screws’s threads)

Synonyms

• (movement from a foot to the other): passada
• (manner or speed of walking): andamento
• (phase): estágio, fase
• (narrow passage): garganta

Verb

passo

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of passar