No. 1,792 in Portuguese
instituto
Institution or institute.
In a sentence
Eu visitei um instituto de ciência na cidade.
I visited a science institute in the city.
In this sentence, 'instituto' is used to refer to an establishment or organization dedicated to scientific research.
Eles fundaram um instituto para melhorar a educação.
They founded an institute to improve education.
Here, 'instituto' denotes an organized entity aimed at a specific educational purpose.
O termo foi criado pelo instituto de linguística.
The term was devised by the linguistic institute.
In this case, 'instituto' is identifying a specialized organization in the field of linguistics.
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