esbelto

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian svelto.

Adjective

esbelto (feminine esbelta, masculine plural esbeltos, feminine plural esbeltas)

svelte

Spanish

Etymology

From Italian svelto. Compare English svelte.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /esˈbelto/ [ezˈβ̞el̪.t̪o]
Rhymes: -elto
Syllabification: es‧bel‧to

Adjective

esbelto (feminine esbelta, masculine plural esbeltos, feminine plural esbeltas)

slender, svelte, thin, slim, lean, willowy, trim
Synonyms: delgado, flaco

Further reading

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

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