belleza

Spanish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Catalan bellesa or Old Occitan belhesa, from Vulgar Latin *bellitia. By surface analysis, bello +‎ -eza. Compare Italian bellezza, Portuguese beleza.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /beˈʝeθa/ [beˈʝe.θa] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /beˈʎeθa/ [beˈʎe.θa] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /beˈʃesa/ [beˈʃe.sa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /beˈʒesa/ [beˈʒe.sa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

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  • Rhymes: -eθa (Spain)
  • Rhymes: -esa (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: be‧lle‧za

Noun

belleza f (plural bellezas)

  1. beauty (the quality of being beautiful)
    Synonym: hermosura
  2. beauty (beautiful person or object)
    Synonym: hermosura

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