Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin mellifluus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈli.flu.u/ [meˈli.flʊ.u], (faster pronunciation) /meˈli.flwu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈli.flu.u/ [meˈli.flʊ.u], (faster pronunciation) /meˈli.flwu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈli.flu.o/ [meˈli.flʊ.o], (faster pronunciation) /meˈli.flwo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨˈli.flu.u/, (faster pronunciation) /mɨˈli.flwu/
Adjective[edit]
melífluo (feminine melíflua, masculine plural melífluos, feminine plural melífluas)
- mellifluous
- unctuous
Further reading[edit]