acto

[ ak-toh; Spanish ahk-taw ]

/ ˈæk toʊ; Spanish ˈɑk tɔ /

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

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<Spanish: act

The suspect, he said, was dressed in black and armed with what appeared to be an X-Acto knife.
Another Campus Attack, This Time With a Knife|Christine Pelisek|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Acto continuo dispusironle una frugal colacin, y sentse con su hija la mesa.
Legends, Tales and Poems|Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
So fah so good, fo' a play-acto's church—ef you kin git sich a church into the imagination o' yo' mind!
Gideon's Band|George W. Cable
Confiaron su pensamiento a la doncella,15 quien ofreci protegerlo mediante una cantidad que se le entregara en el acto.
Doa Perfecta|Benito Prez Galds

It wuz long-headed, too, fo' Hugh an' the play-acto's to give him the job.
Gideon's Band|George W. Cable
He naturally became a candidate for sole regent after the passage of the Acto Addicional, or amendment to the constitution.
The South American Republics Part I of II|Thomas C. Dawson