embelezamento

Portuguese

Etymology

From embelezar (“to beautify”) +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.be.le.zaˈmẽ.tu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.be.le.zaˈmẽ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.be.le.zaˈmẽ.tu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.be.le.zaˈmẽ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.be.le.zaˈmẽ.to/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.be.le.zaˈmẽ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bɨ.lɨ.zɐˈmẽ.tu/

• Hyphenation: em‧be‧le‧za‧men‧to

Noun

embelezamento m (plural embelezamentos)

1. embellishment

   Synonyms: aformoseamento, alindamento

2. adornment

Related terms

• embelezar
• beleza

Further reading

• “embelezamento”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “embelezamento”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024