dialogos

Dialogos is the plural form of the Spanish noun diálogo, meaning a conversation or exchange of ideas between two or more participants. It can refer to spoken conversations, written passages that depict conversation, or dramatic or literary works organized around dialogue. In standard Spanish, the plural is diálogos; "dialogos" without the acute accent is commonly used in digital or informal texts.

Historically, the dialogue form has been central in philosophy and literature. In classical philosophy, Plato’s dialogues present ideas through a back-and-forth among interlocutors. In literature and theater, dialogos advance plot, reveal character, and present contrasting viewpoints. In linguistics and education, dialogues serve as instructional tools and as data for analysis of turn-taking and conversational structure.

Usage in modern contexts includes the description of collections of dialogues (for example, in anthologies or transcripts), instructional dialogos in language-learning materials, and forms of intercultural or political dialogue referred to as dialogos interculturales or dialogos políticos. The concept is also common in discussions about communication practices, analysis of conversational dynamics, and the design of dialogue-based learning activities.

In technology and media, the Spanish term for a dialog window is cuadro de diálogo; in discussions about spoken-language systems, the plural dialogos may appear when referring to multiple dialogue instances or dialogue-based applications, though diálogos is also used in some contexts. See also: diálogo, conversación, diálogo socrático.