What does correo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word correo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use correo in Spanish.

The word correo in Spanish means mail, airmail, post office, in short order, open the mail, open the mail, open the post, postal van, airmail, junk mail, certified mail, email, email, internal mail, regular mail, e-mail account, email address, mail order sale, absentee vote. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word correo

mail

nombre masculino (correspondencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En el correo de hoy encontré una postal de mi abuelo.
I found a postcard from my granddad in today's mail.

airmail

nombre masculino (servicio público) (by plane)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Enviaron las invitaciones a la conferencia por correo aéreo.
The invitations to the conference were sent by airmail.

post office

nombre masculino (edificio, oficina)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Necesito ir al correo a recoger un paquete.
I need to go to the post office to pick up a parcel.

in short order

locución adverbial (sin dilación)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Te mando los archivos ahora mismo, te llegarán a vuelta de correo.

open the mail

locución verbal (correo electrónico)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Lo primero que hago al llegar a la oficina es abrir mi correo.
The first thing I do when I arrive at the office is open my mail.

open the mail, open the post

locución verbal (poco usual (correo tradicional)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Abrió el correo con un abrecartas.

postal van

nombre masculino (coche de oficina postal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

airmail

nombre masculino (que se expide por avión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¿Y no nos podrías enviar el paquete por correo aéreo?

junk mail

locución nominal masculina (remitente desconocido)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Recibo mucho correo basura en mi casa.
I get a lot of junk mail at my house.

certified mail

(envío especial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El banco envía las notificaciones por correo certificado.
The bank sends correspondence by certified mail.

email

(servicio de internet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El correo electrónico cambió la manera en que nos comunicamos.
Email changed the way in which we communicate.

email

(mensaje digital)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Recibí un correo electrónico en el cual me informaban que me había ganado la lotería.
I received an email informing me that I had won the lottery.

internal mail

locución nominal masculina (de empresas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mandaron el memo por correo interno.
They sent the memo via internal mail.

regular mail

locución nominal masculina (envío económico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mandé la carta por correo ordinario.
I sent the card with regular mail.

e-mail account

(electrónico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

email address

(email)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Anota mi dirección de correo electrónico y escríbeme.
Take down my email address and write to me.

mail order sale

(neg: bien entregado por correo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

absentee vote

(der: sistema de votación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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