elegância

See also: elegancia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēlegantia (“elegance”), from ēligere (“to choose”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.leˈɡɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [e.leˈɡɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /e.leˈɡɐ̃.sjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.leˈɡɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [e.leˈɡɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /e.leˈɡɐ̃.sjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.leˈɡɐ̃.si.a/ [e.leˈɡɐ̃.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /e.leˈɡɐ̃.sja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lɨˈɡɐ̃.sjɐ/ [i.lɨˈɣɐ̃.sjɐ]

• Hyphenation: e‧le‧gân‧ci‧a

Noun

elegância f (plural elegâncias)

1. elegance