ábaco

== Galician == === Etymology === From Latin abacus, from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “a calculation board covered with sand”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈabako/ [ˈa.β̞ɑ.kʊ] Rhymes: -abako Hyphenation: á‧ba‧co === Noun === ábaco m (plural ábacos) abacus (calculating table) (architecture) abacus (uppermost member or division of the capital of a column) === Further reading === “ábaco”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin abacus (“board”), from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “board”), from Hebrew אבק (abák, “dust”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -abaku, (Portugal) -abɐku Hyphenation: á‧ba‧co === Noun === ábaco m (plural ábacos) abacus (instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by sliding balls on wires, or counters in grooves) ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:ábaco. ==== Related terms ==== abacista === References === === Further reading === “ábaco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin abacus, from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “a calculation board covered with sand”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈabako/ [ˈa.β̞a.ko] Rhymes: -abako Syllabification: á‧ba‧co === Noun === ábaco m (plural ábacos) abacus ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Tagalog: abako ==== Further reading ==== “ábaco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025