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o

=

or

conjunction

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Learn more about this indefinite word in the Answers section.

conjunction

u is used instead of o in front of words beginning with o or ho (e.g. mujer u hombre woman or man).

1. or

25 ó 26 invitados -> 25 or 26 guests
o… o -> either… or
o te comportas, o te quedarás sin cenar -> either you behave yourself or you're not getting any dinner, unless you behave yourself, you won't get any dinner
cansado o no, tendrás que ayudar -> (whether you're) tired or not, you'll have to help
o sea (que) -> in other words

o [oh]

the sixteenth letter in the Spanish alphabet is pronounced like the English o in cone.O, in arithmetic, serves for naught or cipher; it is also used as a circle, of which there is no end, and therefore emblematic of eternity.O, in sea-charts, signifies west; Oeste. The seven anthema sung in the church, the seven days before the nativity of our Lord, are called OO, because they all commence with this letter.

conjunction

1. Or, either.