belleza

Spanish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Catalan bellesa or Old Occitan belhesa, from Vulgar Latin *bellitia. By surface analysis, bello +‎ -eza. Compare Italian bellezza, Portuguese beleza.

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /beˈʝeθa/ [beˈʝe.θa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /beˈʎeθa/ [beˈʎe.θa]
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /beˈʝesa/ [beˈʝe.sa]
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains) /beˈʎesa/ [beˈʎe.sa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /beˈʃesa/ [beˈʃe.sa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /beˈʒesa/ [beˈʒe.sa]

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  • (Spain) Rhymes: -eθa
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: be‧lle‧za

Noun

belleza f (plural bellezas)

  1. beauty (the quality of being beautiful)
    Synonym: hermosura
  2. beauty (beautiful person or object)
    Synonym: hermosura

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