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acto

American  
[ak-toh, ahk-taw] / ˈæk toʊ, ˈɑk tɔ /

noun

Southwestern U.S.
actos plural
  1. a short, realistic play, usually in Spanish, that dramatizes the social and economic problems of Chicanos.


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Origin of acto

< Spanish: act

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Do you know how very grand the judges are when in acto?

From Memories of Hawthorne by Lathrop, Rose Hawthorne

La loca de la casa; comedia en cuatro actos, edited with introd., notes, exercises, and vocabulary, by J. Warshaw. © 17Dec24, A814498.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1952 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Zaragueta, comedia en dos actos original de Miguel Ramos Carrion y Vital Aza, edited by Carlos Castillo and Agatha Cavallo. © on pref., notes, exercises & vocabulary; 4Aug31; A6-41199.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1959 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

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