esquisitice

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From esquisito +‎ -ice.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.ki.ziˈt͡ʃi.si/, /es.ki.ziˈt͡ʃi.si/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.ki.ziˈt͡ʃi.si/, /eʃ.ki.ziˈt͡ʃi.si/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.ki.ziˈt͡ʃi.se/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.ki.ziˈti.sɨ/, /(i)ʃ.kɨ.ziˈti.sɨ/

  • Rhymes: -isi, -isɨ
  • Hyphenation: es‧qui‧si‧ti‧ce

Noun

esquisitice f (countable and uncountable, plural esquisitices)

  1. (uncountable) weirdness (state or quality of being weird)
  2. (countable) oddity (odd or strange thing or opinion)

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