compacto

See also: compactó

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [kumˈpak.tu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [komˈpak.to]

Verb

compacto

1. first-person singular present indicative of compactar

Galician

Etymology

Derived from Latin compāctus.

Adjective

compacto (feminine compacta, masculine plural compactos, feminine plural compactas)

1. compact

Derived terms

• compactar

Further reading

• “compacto”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɔmˈpaːk.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [komˈpak.to]

Adjective

compāctō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of compāctus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈpak.tu/, /kõˈpa.ki.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈpak.tu/

• Rhymes: -aktu, (Brazil) -akitu
• Hyphenation: com‧pac‧to

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin compactus.

Adjective

compacto (feminine compacta, masculine plural compactos, feminine plural compactas)

1. compact (closely packed)

   Synonyms: denso, comprimido

2. (of a product or good) compact (having all features in a small space)

Noun

compacto m (plural compactos)

1. a small, single-part audio playing device
2. (broadcasting) a short, summarised edition of a programme
3. a 7-inch phonograph record; a single or EP

   Hyponyms: compacto simples, compacto duplo

4. ellipsis of disco compacto (“compact disc”, “CD”) (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Related terms

• compactação
• compactado
• compactar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

compacto

1. first-person singular present indicative of compactar

Further reading

• “compacto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “compacto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /komˈpaɡto/ [kõmˈpaɣ̞.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -aɡto
• Syllabification: com‧pac‧to

Etymology 1

Derived from Latin compāctus.

Adjective

compacto (feminine compacta, masculine plural compactos, feminine plural compactas)

1. compact

Derived terms

• compactamente
• compactar
• disco compacto

Etymology 2

Verb

compacto

1. first-person singular present indicative of compactar

Further reading

• “compacto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026