semelhante

Portuguese

Etymology

Semelhar (“to resemble”) +‎ -ante. From Old Galician-Portuguese semellante; possibly from a Vulgar Latin *similiānte, from Late Latin similāns, similāntem, present participle of similō, from Latin similis. Compare Galician semellante, Spanish semejante, Italian somigliante.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.meˈʎɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.meˈʎɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.meˈʎɐ̃.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.mɨˈʎɐ̃.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: se‧me‧lhan‧te
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɨ, -ɐ̃tʃi

Adjective

semelhante m or f (plural semelhantes)

1. Having characteristics or traces in common; alike; like; similar