algo

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæl.ɡoʊ̯/

algo (plural algos)

1. Abbreviation of algorithm.

• Galo, Gola, Lago, Olga, gaol, goal

algo

1. Alternative form of dalgo

Borrowed from Spanish algo.

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈal.ɡo/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈal.ɡu/

algo

1. (Castilianism) something

Not accepted in the standard language, where quelcom, res and alguna cosa are preferred. Widely used in colloquial speech, but considered a barbarisme. Not to be confused with algú.

• “algo” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From Latin alga.

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• IPA^(key): [ˈalɡo]
• Rhymes: -alɡo
• Hyphenation: al‧go

algo (accusative singular algon, plural algoj, accusative plural algojn)

1. alga

Shortened form of algorithme or algorithmique.

• IPA^(key): /al.ɡo/

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algo m (plural algos)

1. algorithm
2. algorithmics

• goal
• lago

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese algo, from Latin aliquod (“some; a few”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈal.ɣʊ]

algo

1. something

   Antonyms: nada (“nothing”), todo (“everything”)

algo m (plural algos)

1. (archaic) wealth, fortune
   • 1295, R. Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 414:

     quando chegarõ os judeus disellis com̃o tĩjna ali muy grãde algo en ouro et en aliofre et en pedras preçiosas

     when the Jew arrived he told them that he has there a large fortune in gold, pearls and precious stones

• fidalgo

algo

1. rather, somewhat

• “algo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “algo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “algo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “algo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “algo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

From Old Portuguese algo, from Latin aliquod (“some; a few”).

• (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈaɻ.ɡo/
• Homophone: augo (Brazil)
• Rhymes: (Portugal) -alɡu, (Brazil) -awɡu
• Hyphenation: al‧go

algo

1. something (unspecified object)

   Synonym: alguma coisa

• alguém
• algum

algo

1. rather, somewhat

• “algo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.

From Old Spanish algo, from Latin aliquod.

• IPA^(key): /ˈalɡo/ [ˈal.ɣ̞o]

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• Rhymes: -alɡo
• Syllabification: al‧go

algo

1. something, anything

   Algo imprevisto ocurrió.

   Something unexpected happened.

   Me parece algo de interés.

   It seems like something interesting to me.

   Eso es algo natural.

   It's something natural.

   Synonym: alguna cosa

   Antonyms: nada, todo

   Coordinate terms: alguien, alguno

• algo así
• algo así como
• algo por ahí
• por algo

• alguien
• alguno

algo

1. rather, somewhat, kind of

   Me parece algo extraño.

   It seems rather strange to me.

• “algo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

• galo