delícia

See also: delicia

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēliciae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [dəˈli.si.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [deˈli.si.a]

Noun

delícia f (plural delícies)

1. delicacy (choice dish)
2. delight

Derived terms

• adeliciat
• deliciós

Further reading

• “delícia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “delícia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “delícia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “delícia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēliciae.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈli.si.ɐ/ [deˈli.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /deˈli.sjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈli.si.ɐ/ [deˈli.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /deˈli.sjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈli.si.a/ [deˈli.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /deˈli.sja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈli.sjɐ/

Noun

delícia f (plural delícias)

1. delight
2. delectation
3. charm
4. voluptuousness

Related terms

• delicioso

Further reading

• “delícia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024