acto

[ ak-toh; Spanish ahk-taw ]

noun

, Southwestern U.S.

, plural ac·tos [ak, -tohz, ahk, -taws].

1. a short, realistic play, usually in Spanish, that dramatizes the social and economic problems of Chicanos.

Word History and Origins

Origin of acto¹

< Spanish: act

Example Sentences

The suspect, he said, was dressed in black and armed with what appeared to be an X-Acto knife.

From The Daily Beast

Acto continuo dispusironle una frugal colacin, y sentse con su hija la mesa.

From Project Gutenberg

So fah so good, fo' a play-acto's church—ef you kin git sich a church into the imagination o' yo' mind!

From Project Gutenberg

Confiaron su pensamiento a la doncella,15 quien ofreci protegerlo mediante una cantidad que se le entregara en el acto.

From Project Gutenberg

It wuz long-headed, too, fo' Hugh an' the play-acto's to give him the job.

From Project Gutenberg

He naturally became a candidate for sole regent after the passage of the Acto Addicional, or amendment to the constitution.

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