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hecto-

Portuguese, prefix

hecto- is spelled H-E-C-T-O (5 letters). Hecto- is a Portuguese prefix meaning “hecto- (hundred)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “elemento de formação de palavras de origem grega que exprime a ideia de cem, centena”.

What does hecto- mean in English?

prefix

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    hecto- (hundred)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

prefix: 1. elemento de formação de palavras de origem grega que exprime a ideia de cem, centena

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

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