azul celeste

See also: azul-celeste

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• azul-celeste

Etymology

From azul (“blue”) +‎ celeste (“celestial, heavenly”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈzuw seˈlɛs.t͡ʃi/ [aˈzuʊ̯ seˈlɛs.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈzuw seˈlɛs.t͡ʃi/ [aˈzuʊ̯ seˈlɛs.t͡ʃi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈzuw seˈlɛʃ.t͡ʃi/ [aˈzuʊ̯ seˈlɛʃ.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈzuw seˈlɛs.te/ [aˈzuʊ̯ seˈlɛs.te]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈzul sɨˈlɛʃ.tɨ/ [ɐˈzuɫ sɨˈlɛʃ.tɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈzul sɨˈlɛʃ.tɨ/ [ɐˈzuɫ sɨˈlɛʃ.tɨ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈzu.li sɨˈlɛʃ.tɨ/

Adjective

azul celeste m or f (plural (Portugal) azul celestes or (Brazil) azul celeste)

1. sky blue, azure

   Synonym: cerúleo

Usage notes

• Note the difference in adjectival vs. nominal plural and in adjectival plural between Portugal and Brazil (per Priberam).

Noun

azul celeste m (plural azuis celestes)

1. sky blue, azure

Spanish

Noun

azul celeste m (plural azules celestes)

1. azure

Further reading

• “azul celeste”, 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