eloquência

See also: eloqüència and eloqüência

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ēloquentia (“eloquence”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.loˈkwẽ.si.ɐ/ [e.loˈkwẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /e.loˈkwẽ.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.loˈkwẽ.si.a/ [e.loˈkwẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /e.loˈkwẽ.sja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.luˈkwẽ.sjɐ/, /e.luˈkwẽ.sjɐ/

  • Hyphenation: e‧lo‧quên‧ci‧a

Noun

eloquência f (usually uncountable, plural eloquências)

  1. eloquence (artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing)

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