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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin dētestābilis. By surface analysis, detestar + -ável.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
- Hyphenation: de‧tes‧tá‧vel
Adjective
detestável m or f (plural detestáveis)
- foul; hateful; detestable; odious; loathsome
Derived terms