disco
record
noun DEES-koh Less Common
Origin: From Greek diskos (disc, quoit), via Latin.
Also means
disc
Usage Note
Disco covers a vinyl record or music album, a disc (circular flat object), and a disco/nightclub (discoteca is the full word, but disco is common colloquially). In computing, disco duro means 'hard drive'. Poner un disco means 'to play a record/album'. The traffic sign meaning ('disc, roundabout') also uses this word in some Spanish-speaking regions.
Examples
"Escuchamos su nuevo disco anoche."
Natural Translation
We listened to their new album last night.
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