delicadeza

Portuguese

Etymology

From delicado +‎ -eza.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.li.kaˈde.zɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.li.kaˈde.zɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.li.kaˈde.za/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.li.kɐˈde.zɐ/ [dɨ.li.kɐˈðe.zɐ]

• Hyphenation: de‧li‧ca‧de‧za

Noun

delicadeza f (plural delicadezas)

1. delicateness (the characteristic of being delicate)

Related terms

• delgado

Spanish

Etymology

From delicado +‎ -eza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /delikaˈdeθa/ [d̪e.li.kaˈð̞e.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /delikaˈdesa/ [d̪e.li.kaˈð̞e.sa]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -eθa
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: de‧li‧ca‧de‧za

Noun

delicadeza f (plural delicadezas)

1. delicateness
2. kindness, thoughtfulness
3. fussiness

Related terms

• delgado

 

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish delicadeza.

Noun

delicadeza (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜃᜇᜒᜐ)

1. Alternative spelling of delikadesa