azul celeste

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

azul-celeste

Etymology

From azul (“blue”) +‎ celeste (“celestial, heavenly”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈzuw seˈlɛs.t͡ʃi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈzuw seˈlɛʃ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈzuw seˈlɛs.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈzul sɨˈlɛʃ.tɨ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈzu.li sɨˈlɛʃ.tɨ/

Adjective

azul celeste m or f (plural (Portugal) azul celestes or (Brazil) azul celeste)^[1]

sky blue, azure
Synonym: cerúleo

Usage notes

Note the difference in adjectival vs. nominal plural and in adjectival plural between Portugal and Brazil (per Priberam).

Noun

azul celeste m (plural azuis celestes)

sky blue, azure

References

^ “azul celeste”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Noun

azul celeste m (plural azules celestes)

azure

Further reading

“azul celeste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

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