cauto

== Italian == === Etymology === From Latin cautus, derived from caveō (“to beware, avoid”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkaw.to/ Rhymes: -awto Hyphenation: càu‧to === Adjective === cauto (feminine cauta, masculine plural cauti, feminine plural caute) prudent, cautious, sly Synonyms: accorto, attento, circospetto, guardingo, prudente Antonyms: arrischiato, avventato, azzardato, imprudente, incauto, inconsulto, sconsiderato ==== Derived terms ==== cautamente === Anagrams === acuto == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkau̯.toː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkaːu̯.to] === Noun === cautō dative/ablative singular of cautum == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin cautus, past participle of cavēre. Doublet of couto. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -awtu Hyphenation: cau‧to === Adjective === cauto (feminine cauta, masculine plural cautos, feminine plural cautas) cautious Synonyms: cauteloso, prudente ==== Related terms ==== incauto acautelado === References === === Further reading === “cauto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin cautus. Doublet of coto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkauto/ [ˈkau̯.t̪o] Rhymes: -auto Syllabification: cau‧to === Adjective === cauto (feminine cauta, masculine plural cautos, feminine plural cautas) cautious Synonym: cauteloso ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “cauto”, 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