beleza

Galician

Noun

beleza f (plural belezas)

  1. beauty (property of being attractive, pleasing, fine, or good-looking)
  2. beauty (someone who is beautiful)
  3. beauty (something that is particularly good or pleasing)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Portuguese

Etymology

From belo +‎ -eza, possibly from Vulgar Latin *bellitia, from Latin bellus. May have come to Portuguese through the intermediate of Italian bellezza, or Old Occitan belleza[1]. Compare Spanish belleza, Occitan belesa, and Occitan bellesa.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨ.ˈle.zɐ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /be.ˈle.zɐ/
  • Hyphenation: be‧le‧za

Noun

beleza f (plural belezas)

  1. beauty (the condition of being beautiful)
  2. beauty (a beautiful thing or person)

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • belezão
  • belezinha
  • cansar a beleza
  • ser uma beleza

Interjection

beleza?

  1. (Brazil, informal) what's up? (informal greeting)
  2. (Brazil, informal) all right? okay? (asks if the interlocutor understood or agrees with an instruction, warning or statement)

Alternative forms

  • (all right?): belê?, blz (Internet slang)

Interjection

beleza

  1. (Brazil, informal) all right (indicates consent or agreement)
  2. (Brazil, informal) a response to the greeting “Beleza?”

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