circuito

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin circuitus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃirˈkuj.to/
• Rhymes: -ujto
• Hyphenation: cir‧cùi‧to

Noun

circuito m (plural circuiti)

1. circuit (all senses)
2. track

Derived terms

• circuito chiuso
• circuito corto
• circuito di gara
• circuito integrato

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃir.kuˈi.to/
• Rhymes: -ito
• Hyphenation: cir‧cu‧ì‧to

Participle

circuito (feminine circuita, masculine plural circuiti, feminine plural circuite)

1. past participle of circuire

Further reading

• circuito in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• cucitori, ricciuto, ricucito

Latin

Verb

circuītō

1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of circueō

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• circuíto (misspelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siʁˈkuj.tu/ [sihˈkuɪ̯.tu], /siʁˈkwi.tu/ [sihˈkwi.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siʁˈkuj.tu/ [sihˈkuɪ̯.tu], /siʁˈkwi.tu/ [sihˈkwi.tu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /siɾˈkuj.tu/ [siɾˈkuɪ̯.tu], /siɾˈkwi.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /siʁˈkuj.tu/ [siχˈkuɪ̯.tu], /siʁˈkwi.tu/ [siχˈkwi.tu]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /siɻˈkuj.tu/ [siɻˈkuɪ̯.tu], /siɻˈkwi.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /siʁˈkuj.to/ [sihˈkuɪ̯.to], /siʁˈkwi.to/ [sihˈkwi.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siɾˈkuj.tu/, /siɾˈkwi.tu/

• Hyphenation: cir‧cui‧to

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin circuitus.

Noun

circuito m (plural circuitos)

1. circuit (all senses)

Derived terms

• curto-circuito

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

circuito

1. first-person singular present indicative of circuitar

Further reading

• “circuito”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “circuito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circuitus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θiɾˈkwito/ [θiɾˈkwi.t̪o] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /siɾˈkwito/ [siɾˈkwi.t̪o] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: cir‧cui‧to

Noun

circuito m (plural circuitos)

1. circuit

Derived terms

• circuito cerrado
• circuito impreso
• circuito integrado

Further reading

• “circuito”, 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