# teatro
## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish teatro.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /teˈatɾo/ [teˈa.tɾo]
* IPA: /tiˈatɾo/ [tiˈa.tɾo]
* Hyphenation: te‧a‧tro

### Noun

teátro (Basahan spelling ᜆᜒᜀᜆ᜔ᜍᜓ)
* (countable) theater (a place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on)
    Synonym: sinehan

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From English theatre, French théâtre, German Theater, Spanish and Italian teatro, Russian теа́тр (teátr), from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

teatro (accusative singular teatron, plural teatroj, accusative plural teatrojn)
* a building where theatrical productions are performed, theater (theatre) (building)
* everyone related to such a building, collectively (its actors, set designers, administrators, etc.)
* the art of theater

#### Derived terms

* pupteatro (“puppet show”)
* somerteatro (“an outdoor theater”)
* teatra (“theatrical”)
* teatraĵo (“a theatrical production”)
* teatrejo (“theater, playhouse”)
* teatrotajloro (“costume designer”)

#### See also

* kinejo (“movie theater”)

## Galician
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin theātrum (“theatre; stage”), from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see; to watch; to observe”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /teˈatɾo/ [t̪eˈa.t̪ɾʊ]
* Rhymes: -atɾo

### Noun

teatro m (plural teatros)
* (countable) theater (a place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on)
    Hyponym: anfiteatro
    Na cidade hai seis teatros.There are six theaters in the city.
    Había unha fila enorme de xente á porta do teatro. Teatro municipal.(please add an English translation of this usage example)

#### Related terms

* teatral

### Further reading

* “teatro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Ido
### Etymology

From Esperanto teatro, English theatre, French théâtre, German Theater, Spanish and Italian teatro, Russian теа́тр (teátr), from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”).

### Noun

teatro (plural teatri)
* (countable) theater (a place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on)

#### Derived terms

* operoteatro (“opera house”)
* teatrala (“theatrical”)

## Italian
### Alternative forms

* theatro (obsolete)

### Etymology

From Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /teˈa.tro/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -atro
* Hyphenation: te‧à‧tro

### Noun

teatro m (plural teatri)
* (countable) theater (a place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on)
    Hyponym: anfiteatro
* drama (theatrical plays in general)

#### Derived terms

* teatrale
* teatrante
* teatrino

#### Descendants

* → Turkish: tiyatro

### Anagrams

* attero, attore, ettaro, oretta, ottare, rotate, terato-

## Ladino
### Etymology

Derived from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Istanbul):(file)

### Noun

teatro m (Hebrew spelling טיאטרו)
* (countable) theater (a place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on)
    Hyponym: anfiteatro
** 2006, Matilda Koén-Sarano, Por el plazer de kontar‎, Nur Afakot, page 128:Nesa, ya arivimos al teatro. Ma ya era tadre: la opera ya avía empesado.Nesa, we are already at the theatre. But it [is too] late now: the opera already started.(literally, “Nesa, we have already arrived at the theater. But now it was being late: the opera was already having started.”)

#### Related terms

* teatral

### References

* ↑ “teatro”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola.

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* theatro (obsolete)

### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin theātrum (“theatre; stage”), from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see; to watch; to observe”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /teˈa.tɾu/, /t͡ʃiˈa.tɾu/ [t͡ʃɪˈa.tɾu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈt͡ʃja.tɾu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /teˈa.tɾu/, /t͡ʃiˈa.tɾu/ [t͡ʃɪˈa.tɾu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈt͡ʃja.tɾu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /teˈa.tɾo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈtja.tɾu/
* Rhymes: -atɾu
* Hyphenation: te‧a‧tro

### Noun

teatro m (plural teatros)
* (countable) theater (a place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on)
    Hyponym: anfiteatro
* (uncountable) theater (drama or performance as a profession or artform)
* a theatrical performance
* (figurative) theater (a region where a particular action takes place)
    Synonyms: cenário, palco
* (figurative) drama (rumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life events)

#### Synonyms

* (drama): drama, fingimento, melodrama, novela

#### Derived terms

* teatro de arena
* teatro de bolso
* teatro de bulevar
* teatro de operações
* teatro de revista
* teatro do oprimido

#### Related terms

* anfiteatro
* teatral
* teatralidade
* teatralismo
* teatralização
* teatralizado
* teatralizante
* teatralizar
* teatralmente
* teátrico
* teatrista
* teatrófilo
* teatrofone
* teatrofonia
* teatrofônico
* teatrofono
* teatrologia
* teatrólogo

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* theatro (obsolete)

### Etymology

Derived from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /teˈatɾo/ [t̪eˈa.t̪ɾo]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -atɾo
* Syllabification: te‧a‧tro

### Noun

teatro m (plural teatros, diminutive teatrillo or teatrito)
* (countable) theater (a place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on)
    Hyponym: anfiteatro
* theater; drama (drama or performance as a profession or art form)
    obra de teatro ― play
    En general, prefiero el cine al teatro.I generally prefer cinema to drama.
* theater (a region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war)
* theatrics; drama; melodrama (exaggerated reaction to life events)
    ¡Relájate y no le eches tanto teatro!Relax and don’t be so dramatic!
* (US, chiefly in names) movie theater; cinema
** 1942, Revista del Comercio Exterior, volume 7, numbers 13–24, Mexico, page 34:Durante el mes de julio se exhibieron, en el Teatro Metro, de San Diego, las siguientes películas […]The following films were exhibited in San Diego’s Metro Theater during July…
** 2011, Alberto Fuguet, Las películas de mi vida:Vista en: 1967, Teatro Chino, Hollywood, CaliforniaSeen in 1967, China Theater, Hollywood, California.
** 2014, Mary Escamilla, Memorias del Million Dollar y Secretos de los más Famosos, page 11:Teatros 'Metropolitana' cerró el Teatro Million Dollar el 1º. de marzo de 1993. Casi inmediatamente el teatro fue alquilado por una iglesia […]The “Metropolitana” theaters shut down the Million Dollar Theater on March 1, 1993. A church rented it almost immediately.

#### Derived terms

* gemelos de teatro
* montar un teatro
* salida de teatro
* teatralización
* teatralizar
* teatrero
* teatrillo
* teatrito
* teatro de autor
* teatro de bolsillo
* teatro de ópera

#### Related terms

* anfiteatro
* teatral
* teatralidad

### Further reading

* “teatro”, 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

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* tiyatro

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish teatro, from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /teˈatɾo/ [t̪ɛˈaː.t̪ɾo]
* Rhymes: -atɾo
* Syllabification: te‧a‧tro

### Noun

teatro (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)
* theater (place to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, etc.)
    Synonym: dulaan

#### Related terms

* ampiteatro
* teatral
* teatrika
* teatriko

### Further reading

* “teatro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018