distrito

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish distrito.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: dis‧tri‧to

Noun

distrito

1. a congressional district
2. a district; a sector; a zone

Synonyms

• (a district): purok

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disˈtrito/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: dis‧tri‧to

Noun

distrito (accusative singular distriton, plural distritoj, accusative plural distritojn)

1. singular past nominal passive participle of distri

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish distrito, from Latin districtus, from distringĕre.

Noun

distríto

1. territory, province, district

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin districtus, from distringō. Doublet of Detroit.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒisˈtɾi.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒisˈtɾi.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiʃˈtɾi.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒisˈtɾi.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈtɾi.tu/, /diʃˈtɾi.tu/

• Hyphenation: dis‧tri‧to

Noun

distrito m (plural distritos)

1. district

Derived terms

• distrital

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Proto-Indo-European *streyg-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *strigtós

Proto-Italic *strigtos

Latin strictus

Latin districtuslbor.

Spanish distrito

Learned borrowing from Latin districtus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disˈtɾito/ [d̪isˈt̪ɾi.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: dis‧tri‧to

Noun

distrito m (plural distritos)

1. district

   Synonym: comarca

Derived terms

• distrito electoral
• distrito federal
• Distrito Federal

Descendants

• → Cebuano: distrito
• → Hiligaynon: distrito
• → Quechua: distritu
• → Tagalog: distrito

Further reading

• “distrito”, 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

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Proto-Indo-European *streyg-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *strigtós

Proto-Italic *strigtos

Latin strictus

Latin districtuslbor.

Spanish distritobor.

Tagalog distrito

Borrowed from Spanish distrito, a learned borrowing from Latin districtus, from dis- + strictus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /disˈtɾito/ [d̪ɪsˈt̪ɾiː.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: dis‧tri‧to

Noun

distrito (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜓ)

1. district

   Synonym: purok

Further reading

• “distrito”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “distrito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018