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Portuguese
Etymology
Variant of embelecer, from em- + belo + -ecer; related to Spanish embellecer.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.be.leˈza(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.be.leˈza(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.be.leˈza(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.be.leˈza(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.be.leˈza(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.be.leˈza(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.be.leˈza(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.be.leˈza(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.be.leˈza(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.be.leˈza(ɻ)/
- Hyphenation: em‧be‧le‧zar
Verb
embelezar (first-person singular present embelezo, first-person singular preterite embelezei, past participle embelezado)
- to beautify (make beautiful or more beautiful)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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