vivaz

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vīvācem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈva(j)s/ [viˈva(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈva(j)s/ [viˈva(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /viˈva(j)ʃ/ [viˈva(ɪ̯)ʃ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈvaʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈvaʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈbaʃ/ [biˈβaʃ]

• Hyphenation: vi‧vaz

Adjective

vivaz m or f (plural vivazes)

1. long-lived
2. (botany) perennial
3. (figurative) lively (full of life)

Related terms

• vivacidade
• viver
• vivo

 

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vīvācem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /biˈbaθ/ [biˈβ̞aθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /biˈbas/ [biˈβ̞as]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -aθ
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: vi‧vaz

Adjective

vivaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural vivaces)

1. vivacious, animated, lively

Related terms

• vivacidad
• vivir
• vivo

 

Further reading

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