elenco

From Latin elenchus, from Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος (élenkhos).

• IPA^(key): /eˈlɛn.ko/, /eˈlen.ko/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ɛnko, -enko
• Hyphenation: e‧lèn‧co, e‧lén‧co

elenco m (plural elenchi)

1. list, pile

   Synonym: lista

2. directory, phone book

   Synonym: elenco telefonico

3. calendar

elenco

1. first-person singular present indicative of elencare

• Cleone

Learned borrowing from Late Latin elenchus, from Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος (élenkhos). Compare Italian and Spanish elenco.

elenco m (plural elencos)

1. (collective) cast (group of actors performing together)

   Um elenco é um conjunto de artistas. ― A cast is a group of actors.

• elencar

From Latin elenchus, from Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος (élenkhos). Compare English elenchus (“a Socratic method of debate”).

• IPA^(key): /eˈlenko/ [eˈlẽŋ.ko]

elenco m (plural elencos)

1. list, directory

   Synonym: lista

2. cast (group of actors performing a play or production together)

   Synonym: reparto

3. work team

   Synonym: equipo

While elenco and reparto are near-synonyms, there is a distinction in connotation. Reparto has more of an emphasis of the cast's roles they play. It almost combines the concepts of the actors and the characters. With elenco, there is more of a strict emphasis on the whole group of actors without factoring in their roles at all. For example, at a red carpet event, you would use elenco, whereas when listing off the cast and crew, you would use reparto for the cast because that factors in their roles.

• “elenco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28