cateto

From Latin cathetus, from Ancient Greek κάθετος (káthetos).

cateto m (plural cateti)

1. (geometry) cathetus

• catetometro

• coatte

From Latin cathetus, from Ancient Greek κάθετος (káthetos).

cateto m (plural catetos)

1. leg (of a triangle)

• “cateto” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

From Latin cathetus, from Ancient Greek κάθετος (káthetos).

• IPA^(key): /kaˈteto/, [kaˈt̪et̪o]

cateto m (plural catetos)

1. (geometry) cathetus (leg of a triangle)

• Cateto menor is used to refer to the shorter cathetus, while cateto mayor is used to refer to the longer cathetus (of a given right triangle).

cateto m (plural catetos, feminine cateta, feminine plural catetas)

1. (derogatory) peasant, country bumpkin; hick

• huaso, paleto, palurdo

• “cateto” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.