algo
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæl.ɡoʊ̯/
Asturian
Catalan
Usage notes
Not accepted in the standard, where quelcom, res and alguna cosa are preferred. Widely used in colloquial speech, but considered a barbarisme. Not to be confused with algú.
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese algo, from Latin aliquod (“some; a few”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈaɫ.ɣu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.ɡu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.ɡo/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˈaɻ.ɡo/
- Rhymes: -awɡu
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:algo.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈalɡo/, [ˈalɣo]
Audio (Latin America) (file)
Further reading
- “algo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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