lato
Spanish, adjective/ˈlato/
lato is spelled L-A-T-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 74,340th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lato is a Spanish adjective meaning “dilated, expanded, extended” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of latir. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dilatado, extendido”.
What does lato mean in English?
adjective
- 1
dilated, expanded, extended
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of latir
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dilatado, extendido. 2. Se aplica al sentido que extensión se da a las palabras y no es el que exacta, literal o rigurosamente les corresponde.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lato
- lata feminine
- latos masculine plural
- latas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lato?
- /ˈlato/
- [ˈla.t̪o]
- [ˈlat̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is lato in Spanish?
lato appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).