excerptnounmasculine/ˈtɾeʃu/mediumtre·choPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionA short extract from a text, film, or piece of music.She read an excerpt from her latest novel.The documentary included an excerpt from the president's speech.synpassageextractfragmentantwholeentiretyCommon collocationsread an excerptshort excerptexcerpt from a bookmusical excerptEtymologyDo latim 'tractus' (puxado, estendido).Related wordstrechartrechado