realce

See also: realcé

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈaw.si/ [heˈaʊ̯.si]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈaw.si/ [χeˈaʊ̯.si]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈaw.se/ [heˈaʊ̯.se]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁjal.sɨ/ [ˈʁjaɫ.sɨ]

Rhymes: -alsɨ, -awsi
Hyphenation: re‧al‧ce

Etymology 1

Deverbal from realçar.

Noun

realce m (plural realces)

highlight; emphasis
Synonyms: ênfase, destaque

Etymology 2

Verb

realce

inflection of realçar:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /reˈalθe/ [reˈal̟.θe] (Spain)
IPA^(key): /reˈalse/ [reˈal.se] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -alθe (Spain)
Rhymes: -alse (Latin America, Philippines)
Syllabification: re‧al‧ce

Etymology 1

Deverbal from realzar.

Noun

realce m (plural realces)

enhancement
- 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
  -Ya el Sr. D. Buenaventura -manifestó Amarillo levantándose-, está conforme en dar realce con su presencia a ambas procesiones.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2

Verb

realce

inflection of realzar:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

“realce”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024