dictado

Borrowed from Latin dictātum. Doublet of dechado, which was inherited.

• IPA^(key): /diɡˈtado/ [d̪iɣ̞ˈt̪a.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: dic‧ta‧do

dictado m (plural dictados)

1. dictation
2. inspiration; whim
3. order; imperative

   Synonyms: orden, imperativo

   • 2016 August 5, “La dignidad y la insumisión”, in El Universo‎^[1]:

     El concepto de insumisión es claro: si lo que pretende el poderoso es destruir –aunque diga que no es así– la dignidad personal y colectiva, nadie está obligado a someterse a dictados injustos, abusivos, ilegítimos e ilegales.

     The concept of mutiny is clear: if the powers that be are intent on destroying (no matter if they say it isn't so) collective and personal dignity, nobody is forced to be subjected to orders that are unjust, abusive, illegitimate and illegal.

dictado (feminine dictada, masculine plural dictados, feminine plural dictadas)

1. past participle of dictar

• “dictado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024