sobresaliente

Spanish

Etymology

From sobre- +‎ saliente.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sobɾesaˈljente/ [so.β̞ɾe.saˈljẽn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: so‧bre‧sa‧lien‧te

Adjective

sobresaliente m or f (masculine and feminine plural sobresalientes)

  1. outstanding
    • 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael‎[1], Buenos Aires: La Tribuna Nacional:
      La fuerza brutal, desde luego, la destreza, la astucia, la habelidá para tañer, para bailar, cantar, domar, pelear y vencer, eran cualidades y condiciones sobresalientes.
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