grandiloquente

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French[edit]

Adjective[edit]

grandiloquente

  1. feminine singular of grandiloquent

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin grande- (big) +‎ loquente (which speaks), present participle of loqui (to speak).

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi.loˈkwẽ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi.loˈkwẽ.te/

  • Hyphenation: gran‧di‧lo‧quen‧te

Adjective[edit]

grandiloquente m or f (plural grandiloquentes)

  1. (of a person, their language or writing) grandiloquent (overly wordy or elaborate)

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