diletante

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian dilettante.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.leˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.leˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.leˈtɐ̃.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.lɨˈtɐ̃.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: di‧le‧tan‧te

Noun

diletante m or f by sense (plural diletantes)

1. dilettante (someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest)

   Synonym: amador

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian dilettante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dileˈtante/ [d̪i.leˈt̪ãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: di‧le‧tan‧te

Noun

diletante m or f by sense (plural diletantes)

1. dilettante

Derived terms

• diletantismo

 

Adjective

diletante m or f (masculine and feminine plural diletantes)

1. dilettante

Further reading

• “diletante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16