honorável

Portuguese

Etymology

Either directly from Latin honōrābilis, or more recently derived from verb honorar +‎ -ável.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.noˈɾa.vew/ [o.noˈɾa.veʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.nuˈɾa.vɛl/ [ɔ.nuˈɾa.vɛɫ]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
  • Hyphenation: ho‧no‧rá‧vel

Adjective

honorável m or f (plural honoráveis, comparable, comparative mais honorável, superlative o mais honorável or honorabilíssimo)

  1. honorable, respectable
    Synonym: respeitável

Derived terms