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beleza

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Galician

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Etymology

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Compare Portuguese beleza, Spanish belleza.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /beˈleθa/ [beˈle.θɐ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /beˈlesa/ [beˈle.sɐ]

 

  • Hyphenation: be‧le‧za

Noun

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beleza f (plural belezas)

  1. beauty (property of being attractive, pleasing, fine, or good-looking)
    Synonyms: beldade, fermosura
    Antonym: fealdade
  2. beauty (someone who is beautiful)
  3. beauty (something that is particularly good or pleasing)
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Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Occitan belleza or Italian bellezza, both from Vulgar Latin *bellitia, a noun based on Latin bellus (pretty). By surface analysis, belo +‎ -eza. Compare Spanish belleza and Catalan bellesa.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ezɐ
  • Hyphenation: be‧le‧za

Noun

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beleza f (plural belezas)

  1. beauty (the condition of being beautiful)
    Synonyms: boniteza, lindeza
    • 1962, “Garota de Ipanema”, Vinicius de Moraes (lyrics), Antônio Carlos Jobim (music):
      Ah, a beleza que existe / A beleza que não é só minha / Que também passa sozinha
      Ah, the beauty that exists / The beauty who is not just mine / Who also passes alone
  2. beauty (a beautiful thing or person)
    Synonyms: beldade, lindo, lindeza

Derived terms

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Interjection

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beleza (Brazil, informal)

  1. what's up? (informal greeting)
  2. all right; okay (used either as a question or answer/agreement)

Further reading

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