célere

See also: celere and Celere

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin celerem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.le.ɾi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.le.ɾi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.le.ɾe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.lɨ.ɾɨ/

• Hyphenation: cé‧le‧re

Adjective

célere m or f (plural céleres)

1. agile, speedy, fast

   Synonyms: rápido, ligeiro, veloz

Related terms

• celeridade

Further reading

• “célere”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “célere”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin celer, celerem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθeleɾe/ [ˈθe.le.ɾe] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈseleɾe/ [ˈse.le.ɾe] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eleɾe
• Syllabification: cé‧le‧re

Adjective

célere m or f (masculine and feminine plural céleres)

1. swift; fleet

Related terms

• celeridad

Further reading

• “célere”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025