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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ēlegantia (“elegance”), from ēligere (“to choose”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.leˈɡɐ̃.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /e.leˈɡɐ̃.sjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.leˈɡɐ̃.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /e.leˈɡɐ̃.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.leˈɡɐ̃.si.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /e.leˈɡɐ̃.sja/
- Hyphenation: e‧le‧gân‧ci‧a
Noun
elegância f (plural elegâncias)
- elegance