adelanto

See also: Adelanto and adelantó

Spanish

Etymology

From adelantar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adeˈlanto/ [a.ð̞eˈlãn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -anto
• Syllabification: a‧de‧lan‧to

Noun

adelanto m (plural adelantos)

1. progress, advancement, improvement

   Synonym: adelantamiento

2. rescheduling for an earlier date

   Synonym: adelantamiento

3. advance (anticipated payment)

   Synonym: anticipo

4. down payment (anticipated payment made to secure a purchase)
5. preview, sample, snippet, teaser

   adelanto del álbum ― album preview / teaser

Descendants

• → Tagalog: adelanto

Verb

adelanto

1. first-person singular present indicative of adelantar

Further reading

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

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish adelanto (“advance”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧de‧lan‧to
• IPA^(key): /ʔadeˈlanto/, [ʔɐ.d̪ɛˈlan̪.t̪o]

Noun

adelanto

1. down payment

   Synonyms: paunang-bayad, antisipo

2. amount of time in advance
3. progress; progressiveness
4. impudence; brazenness

Related terms

• adelantado

Adjective

adelanto

1. in advance; ahead of time (as of watches, clocks, etc.)