álacre

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin alacrem (“brisk”). Doublet of alegre and alegro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.la.kɾi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.la.kɾe/

  • Hyphenation: á‧la‧cre

Adjective

álacre m or f (plural álacres)

  1. (literary) alacritous
    • 1893, Cruz e Sousa, “Esmeralda”, in Missal, Rio de Janeiro: Magalhães Editores, page 94:
      E essa bocca, assim em gólpe rubro, purpurejada por um vinho secreto de ilusão antiga, destacando alacre no pallôr do rosto frio, como que excita aos beijos, turbilhões de beijos como de chammas...
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