silhueta

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French silhouette, from the name of Étienne de Silhouette, a French politician. His surname, in turn, comes from Basque zulueta (“holes, caves”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.ʎuˈe.tɐ/ [si.ʎʊˈe.tɐ], (faster pronunciation) /siˈʎwe.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.ʎuˈe.tɐ/ [si.ʎʊˈe.tɐ], (faster pronunciation) /siˈʎwe.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.ʎuˈe.ta/ [si.ʎʊˈe.ta], (faster pronunciation) /siˈʎwe.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈʎwe.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -etɐ
• Hyphenation: si‧lhu‧e‧ta

Noun

silhueta f (plural silhuetas)

1. silhouette (representation of the outlines of an object filled in with a black color)