acceso

See also: accesó

Italian

Etymology

From Latin accēnsus. Compare Portuguese aceso. Doublet of accenso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atˈt͡ʃe.zo/, (traditional) /atˈt͡ʃe.so/
• Rhymes: -ezo, (traditional) -eso
• Hyphenation: ac‧cé‧so

Participle

acceso (feminine accesa, masculine plural accesi, feminine plural accese)

1. past participle of accendere

Adjective

acceso (feminine accesa, masculine plural accesi, feminine plural accese, superlative accesissimo)

1. lit, on (of a light)
2. bright (of colour/color etc.)
   • 1983, “L'amore disperato”, in Gerry Manzol, Varo Venturi (music), Smalto, performed by Nada:

     Lei ballerà tra le stelle accese / E scoprirà, scoprirà l'amore / L'amore disperato

     She will dance between the bright stars / And she will discover, discover love / Desperate love

3. enthusiastic, passionate, ardent

Derived terms

• accesamente

Further reading

• “acceso”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Portuguese

Verb

acceso

1. short masculine singular past participle of accender

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡˈθeso/ [aɣ̞ˈθe.so] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /aɡˈseso/ [aɣ̞ˈse.so] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: ac‧ce‧so

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin accessus.

Noun

acceso m (plural accesos)

1. access
2. (formal) sexual intercourse
3. passage
4. (medicine) attack; fit

   accesos de tos

   coughing fits

   accesos de agresividad

   attacks of aggression

Derived terms

• acceso directo
• autoacceso

Related terms

• acceder

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

acceso

1. first-person singular present indicative of accesar

Further reading

• “acceso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025