electro

Shortening.

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈlɛk.tɹəʊ/
• Rhymes: -əʊ

electro (countable and uncountable, plural electros)

1. (countable, obsolete) An electrotype.
2. (uncountable, music) An electronic style of hip hop; electrofunk.
3. (uncountable, informal) Electrolysis.
   • 1993 February 3, Kelley Ann Lewis/Stephen Hathorne, “today”, in alt.transgendered‎ (Usenet), retrieved 2022-03-21:

     First a great big hug to Lynette for her tips on makeup, and shaving. I dressed last weekend, and at a distance my face would definitely pass. (need lots of electro to fix this though).

   • 1998 April 14, W J Peterson, “Re: Unwanted body hair”, in alt.fashion‎ (Usenet), retrieved 2022-03-21:

     PS I think laser [hair removal] will be approved as at least as perm [permanent] as electro.^[sic] and much quicker and less painful.

   • 2010 March 6, JenniferFlusher [username], “Re: THE MYTH OF HOWARD THOMAS USHER'S (aka Jennifer Usher) SEX CHANGE”, in ba.personals‎ (Usenet), retrieved 2022-03-21:

     The truth is that even of the [sex change] surgery WAS covered by Kaiser - he could not have afforded the additional expenses (like hormones, electro and psych counseling sessions) that weren't covered.

• electro swing

electro (third-person singular simple present electros, present participle electroing, simple past and past participle electroed)

1. (archaic) To electrotype.

• Elector, corelet, elector

• IPA^(key): /e.lɛk.tʁo/
• Homophones: électro-, électro, électros

electro f (plural electros)

1. Alternative spelling of électro (music genre)

electro m (plural electros)

1. Alternative spelling of électro (électroménager)

• récolte, récolté

ēlectrō

1. dative/ablative singular of ēlectrum

• IPA^(key): /eˈleɡtɾo/ [eˈleɣ̞.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɡtɾo
• Syllabification: e‧lec‧tro

From Latin electrum, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron).

electro m (plural electros)

1. electrum

Clipping of electrocardiograma.

electro m (plural electros)

1. (medicine) electrocardiogram, EKG

   Synonyms: electrocardiograma, ECG

• “electro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014