Skip to content

memorándum

memorandum

noun meh-moh-RAHN-doom Rare

Origin: from Latin memorandum, 'thing to be remembered'

Also means

memo

Usage Note

Memorándum (also written memorando) is a formal internal document in business or diplomacy. The RAE accepts both spellings; memorando is gaining ground as the fully Hispanicized form. The plural is memorandos or memoranda; the Latin plural memoranda appears in formal legal contexts. It is masculine: un memorándum.

Examples

"El director firmó el memorándum esta mañana."

Natural Translation

The director signed the memo this morning.

Explore Spanish by topic