excelente

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin excellentem.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɨˈlẽ.tɨ/, /(i).sɨˈlẽ.tɨ/, (careful pronunciation) /ɐjʃ.sɨˈlẽ.tɨ/, /ɐj.sɨˈlẽ.tɨ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɨˈlẽ.tɨ/, /(i).sɨˈlẽ.tɨ/, (careful pronunciation) /ejʃ.sɨˈlẽ.tɨ/, /ej.sɨˈlẽ.tɨ/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɨˈlẽ.tɨ/, /(i).sɨˈlẽ.tɨ/, (careful pronunciation) /ejʃ.sɨˈlẽ.tɨ/, /ej.sɨˈlẽ.tɨ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɨˈlẽ.tɨ/, /(i).sɨˈlẽ.tɨ/, (careful pronunciation) /eʃ.sɨˈlẽ.tɨ/, /e.sɨˈlẽ.tɨ/

  • (Nordestino) IPA(key): /ɛ.sɛ.ˈlẽ.tɪ/, /i.sɛ.ˈlẽ.tɪ/
  • Hyphenation: ex‧ce‧len‧te

Adjective

excelente m or f (plural excelentes)

  1. excellent

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin excellentem. Cognate with English excellent.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /eɡsθeˈlente/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /eɡseˈlente/
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: ex‧ce‧len‧te

Adjective

excelente m or f (masculine and feminine plural excelentes, superlative excelentísimo)

  1. excellent, brilliant, superb
  2. copacetic (US slang)
  3. tiptop, topnotch, top notch

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