voto

vote

noun BOH-toh Common

Origin: From Latin votum, 'a vow, wish'.

Also means

vow

Usage Note

Voto covers a vote in an election (emitir un voto, 'to cast a vote') and a religious vow (voto de silencio). Derecho al voto is the 'right to vote'. Note that b and v are pronounced identically in Spanish, so voto and boto (first-person of botar, 'to bounce/throw') are homophones — a common spelling trap.

Examples

"El partido obtuvo más votos que el año anterior."

Natural Translation

The party received more votes than the previous year.

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