caballerosidad

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From caballeroso +‎ -idad.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kabaʝeɾosiˈdad/ [ka.β̞a.ʝe.ɾo.siˈð̞að̞]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /kabaʎeɾosiˈdad/ [ka.β̞a.ʎe.ɾo.siˈð̞að̞]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kabaʃeɾosiˈdad/ [ka.β̞a.ʃe.ɾo.siˈð̞að̞]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kabaʒeɾosiˈdad/ [ka.β̞a.ʒe.ɾo.siˈð̞að̞]

  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: ca‧ba‧lle‧ro‧si‧dad

Noun

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caballerosidad f (plural caballerosidades)

  1. chivalry
    Synonym: caballería
    • 2015 September 15, “Recreaciones”, in El País[1]:
      Se ladeó el sombrero y con caballerosidad decimonónica se despidió: “Mucho gusto, señora, me tengo que ir a corromper el alma a la cantina.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. gentlemanliness
  3. mannerliness

Further reading

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