Moderno

modern; current; contemporaryadjective

Alternative meanings

Modern, current, or contemporary; something that belongs to the present time, uses recent styles, or is more advanced than traditional forms.

Pronunciation

moh-DEHR-noh

Root and affixes

A loanword from Spanish moderno. It is also related in meaning to bag-o, new, and binag-o, renewed or modern.

Variants or conjugations

binag-o = modern or renewed; bag-o = new; gimoderno = modernized

Related words and expressions

new, renewed, technology, fashionable, current

Meaning and usage notes

Use moderno for current styles, objects, ideas, or systems. To simply say new, bag-o is usually more natural.