electro
English
Etymology
Shortening.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪˈlɛk.tɹəʊ/
- Rhymes: -əʊ
Noun
electro (countable and uncountable, plural electros)
- (countable, obsolete) An electrotype.
- (uncountable, music) An electronic style of hip hop; electrofunk.
- (uncountable, informal) Electrolysis.
- 1993 February 3, Kelley Ann Lewis/Stephen Hathorne, “today”, in alt.transgendered[1] (Usenet), retrieved 21 March 2022:
- First a great big hug to Lynette for her tips on makeup, and shaving. I dressed last weekend, and at a distance my face would definitely pass. (need lots of electro to fix this though).
- 2010 March 6, JenniferFlusher [username], “Re: THE MYTH OF HOWARD THOMAS USHER'S (aka Jennifer Usher) SEX CHANGE”, in ba.personals[3] (Usenet), retrieved 21 March 2022:
- The truth is that even of the [sex change] surgery WAS covered by Kaiser - he could not have afforded the additional expenses (like hormones, electro and psych counseling sessions) that weren't covered.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
electro (third-person singular simple present electros, present participle electroing, simple past and past participle electroed)
- (archaic) To electrotype.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
electro f (plural electros)
- alternative spelling of électro (music genre)
Etymology 2
Noun
electro m (plural electros)
- alternative spelling of électro (électroménager)
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
ēlectrō
- dative/ablative singular of ēlectrum
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈleɡtɾo/ [eˈleɣ̞.t̪ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɡtɾo
- Syllabification: e‧lec‧tro
Etymology 1
From Latin electrum, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron).
Noun
electro m (plural electros)
Etymology 2
Clipping of electrocardiograma.
Noun
electro m (plural electros)
- (medicine) electrocardiogram, EKG
- Synonyms: electrocardiograma, ECG
Further reading
- “electro”, 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