belas-letras

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of French belles-lettres.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbɛ.lɐzˈle.tɾɐs/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌbɛ.lɐʒˈle.tɾɐʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbɛ.lazˈle.tɾas/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌbɛ.lɐʒˈle.tɾɐʃ/

  • Hyphenation: be‧las‧le‧tras

Noun

belas-letras f pl (plural only)

  1. belles-lettres (literary works valued for their aesthetic qualities)

References

  1. ^ “belas-letras”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
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