conecte

See also: conecté

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [koːˈnɛk.tɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [koˈnɛk.te]

Verb

cōnecte

1. second-person singular present active imperative of cōnectō

Portuguese

Verb

conecte

1. inflection of conectar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈneɡte/ [koˈneɣ̞.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -eɡte
• Syllabification: co‧nec‧te

Etymology 1

From conectar.

Noun

conecte m (plural conectes) (colloquial)

1. (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) an influential person who offers a job position without merit

   Tengo un conecte en el Parlamento.

   I have an influential contact in the Parliament.

2. (El Salvador, Honduras) connection with a person

Etymology 2

Verb

conecte

1. inflection of conectar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “conecte”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010