o

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or

conjunción

Aprenda m

o
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

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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.
  • O rico o pobre -> either rich or poor
When followed by another o, the conjunction u is used instead of o, to avoid cacophony; as, Siete u ocho, seven or eight.

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