quintessencial
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From quintessência + -al.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kĩ.te.sẽ.siˈaw/ [kĩ.te.sẽ.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /kĩ.te.sẽˈsjaw/ [kĩ.te.sẽˈsjaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kĩ.tɨ.sẽˈsjal/ [kĩ.tɨ.sẽˈsjaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kĩ.tɨ.sẽˈsja.li/
- Hyphenation: quin‧tes‧sen‧ci‧al
Adjective
quintessencial m or f (plural quintessenciais)
- quintessential (of the nature of a quintessence)