Portuguese

Alternative forms

• proposito (obsolete)

Noun

propósito m (plural propósitos)

1. purpose; target; aim; goal
2. purpose; motive (reason for which something is done)

Synonyms

• (goal): objetivo, intenção
• (intention): motivo, razão

Related terms

• proposital
• propor

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin prōpositum ‎(“that which is proposed”).

Noun

propósito m ‎(plural propósitos)

1. purpose

Related terms

• a propósito
• de propósito