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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin essentiālis, from esse (“to be”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
essencial m or f (masculine and feminine plural essencials)
- essential (of great importance)
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin essentiālis, from Latin essentia (“being, essence”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.sẽ.siˈaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /e.sẽˈsjaw/
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
- Hyphenation: es‧sen‧ci‧al
Adjective
essencial m or f (plural essenciais)
- essential
- important
- main, principal
- fundamental
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