acuerdo

noun

acuer·​do

ə-ˈkwer-(ˌ)dō,

ä-ˈkwer-t͟hō

plural acuerdos

ə-ˈkwer-dōz,

ä-ˈkwer-t͟hōs

1

: a resolution or decision of a deliberative body or a tribunal in certain Latin American countries

2

: a session of a tribunal

also : the members of it

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from acordar to resolve, agree, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin accordare

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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