programa

See also: programá and programă

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈɡɾama/ [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾa.ma]
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: pro‧gra‧ma

Noun

programa m (plural programes)

1. program; programme

Catalan

Etymology 1

From Late Latin programma, from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾuˈɣɾa.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pɾoˈɣɾa.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾoˈɣɾa.ma]

Noun

programa m (plural programes)

1. program, plan, schedule (a set of structured activities)
2. syllabus (statement of the subjects that will be covered in a course)
3. program (a leaflet listing information about a play, a concert, a game, a ceremony, etc.)
4. (politics) platform (an exposition of the set of goals supported by a political party or candidate)
5. (computing) program (a set of instructions and data that encode an algorithm and that are executable in a computer system)
   1. program (a software application designed to perform a specific task)
6. (broadcasting) program (a particular unit or show broadcasted on radio or television)

Derived terms

• programar
• programari

Further reading

• “programa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “programa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “programa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “programa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Etymology 2

Verb

programa

1. inflection of programar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish programa (“program”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈɡɾama/, [pɾoˈɡɾa.ma]
• Hyphenation: pro‧gra‧ma

Noun

programa

1. program

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin programma, from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈɡɾama/ [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾa.mɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /pɾoˈɡɾama/ [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾa.mɐ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /pɾoˈħɾama/ [pɾoˈħɾa.mɐ]

• Rhymes: -ama
• Hyphenation: pro‧gra‧ma

Noun

programa m (plural programas)

1. programme, program

Derived terms

• programar

Further reading

• “programa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “programa” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch programma (“show”), from Late Latin programma, from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma). Doublet of program.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prɔɡˈra.ma]
• Hyphenation: prog‧ra‧ma

Noun

programa (plural programa-programa)

1. show-related program

   Synonym: acara

Further reading

• “programa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Late Latin programma, from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma).

Noun

programà f (plural progrãmos) stress pattern 2

1. program, programme (most senses)

Declension

Declension of programà

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	programà	progrãmos
genitive (kilmininkas)	progrãmos	progrãmų
dative (naudininkas)	progrãmai	progrãmoms
accusative (galininkas)	progrãmą	programàs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	programà	progrãmomis
locative (vietininkas)	progrãmoje	progrãmose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	progrãma	progrãmos

Further reading

• “programa”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
• “programa”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• programma (pre-standardization spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈɡɾɐ̃.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈɡɾɐ̃.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈɡɾɐ.ma/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/ [pɾuˈɣɾɐ.mɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈɡɾɐ.mɐ/ [pɾuˈɣɾɐ.mɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈɡɾa.mɐ/ [pɾuˈɣɾa.mɐ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐmɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃mɐ
• Hyphenation: pro‧gra‧ma

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Late Latin programma, from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma).

Noun

programa m (plural programas)

1. program
   1. (computing) computer instructions
   2. (television, radio) performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television; programme
2. (relational) schedule, plan
   1. timetable, timeline

      Segundo o programa, a palestra será às seis.

      According to the timetable, the lecture will be at six.

      Synonyms: cronograma, programação

   2. (Brazil, informal) leisure activity

      O programa de hoje será ir ao cinema.

      Today's activity will be going to the movies.

      Synonym: passeio

3. (Brazil, colloquial) trick (act of prostitution; the time that a prostitute spends with a client in exchange for money)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:programa.

Derived terms

• fazer programa
• garota de programa
• garoto de programa
• programa de auditório
• programa de computador
• programa de entrevistas
• programa de televisão
• programa de TV
• programa de variedades
• programa jornalístico
• programador
• programar
• programático

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

programa

1. inflection of programar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “programa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French programmer.

Verb

a programa (third-person singular present programează, past participle programat) 1st conjugation

1. to program

Conjugation

    conjugation of programa (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a programa
gerund			programând
past participle			programat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	programez	programezi	programează	programăm	programați	programează
	imperfect	programam	programai	programa	programam	programați	programau
	simple perfect	programai	programași	programă	programarăm	programarăți	programară
	pluperfect	programasem	programaseși	programase	programaserăm	programaserăți	programaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să programez	să programezi	să programeze	să programăm	să programați	să programeze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		programează			programați
	negative		nu programa			nu programați

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈɡɾama/ [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾa.ma]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: pro‧gra‧ma

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin programma, from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma).

Noun

programa m (plural programas)

1. programme, program
2. show, programme
3. (computing) program

   Synonym: software

Derived terms

• programa dañino
• programa de extorsión
• programa de telerrealidad
• programa de televisión
• programa del corazón
• programa espía
• programa libre
• programa publicitario
• programar

Descendants

• → Chavacano: programa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

programa

1. inflection of programar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “programa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish programa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pɾoɡˈɾama/ [pɾoɡˈɾaː.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: prog‧ra‧ma

Noun

programa (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜄ᜔ᜇᜋ)

1. program

   Synonym: palatuntunan

Further reading

• “programa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

Noun

programa

1. dative singular of program