ágape
See also: agape
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡa.pi/, /ˈa.ɡɐ.pi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡa.pe/, /ˈa.ɡɐ.pe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡɐ.pɨ/ [ˈa.ɣɐ.pɨ]
Audio (Brazil): (file) - Hyphenation: á‧ga‧pe
Noun
ágape m or f (plural ágapes)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin agapē, from Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɡape/ [ˈa.ɣ̞a.pe]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -aɡape
- Syllabification: á‧ga‧pe
Noun
ágape m (plural ágapes)
- agape; spiritual love
- banquet
- a. 1921, Emilia Pardo Bazán, Otro añito:
- me tocaba a mí ser el anfitrión. Lugar señalado para el ágape, el restaurant Británico, en que era famoso el cocinero.
- it was my turn to host. The place I picked for the banquet, the restaurant Británico, was famous for its chef.
- 2004, Oriol Segarra, Winesoft:
- los postres casan mejor con los vinos dulces y licorosos, pues los azúcares residuales de éstos armonizan por lógica con los últimos sabores dulces de un ágape.
- desserts go better with sweet and fortified wines, since their residual sugars logically harmonize with the last sweet flavors of a banquet.
Further reading
- “ágape”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024