célebre

Borrowed from Latin celebrem (“celebrated”), of uncertain origin.

célebre m or f (plural célebres)

1. celebrated (famous or widely praised for good works)

   Synonyms: famigerado, ilustre, renomado

   Antonym: infame

• celebridade

From Latin celeber (“celebrated”), of uncertain origin.

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθelebɾe/ [ˈθe.le.β̞ɾe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈselebɾe/ [ˈse.le.β̞ɾe]
• Rhymes: -elebɾe
• Syllabification: cé‧le‧bre

célebre (plural célebres)

1. celebrated, famous

• “célebre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014