embelezar

Portuguese

Etymology

Variant of embelecer, from em- + belo + -ecer; related to Spanish embellecer.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.be.leˈza(ʁ)/ [ẽ.be.leˈza(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.be.leˈza(ʁ)/ [ĩ.be.leˈza(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.be.leˈza(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.be.leˈza(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.be.leˈza(ʁ)/ [ẽ.be.leˈza(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.be.leˈza(ʁ)/ [ĩ.be.leˈza(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.be.leˈza(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.be.leˈza(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.bɨ.lɨˈzaɾ/

  • Hyphenation: em‧be‧le‧zar

Verb

embelezar (first-person singular present embelezo, first-person singular preterite embelezei, past participle embelezado)

  1. to beautify (make beautiful or more beautiful)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • embelezamento

Further reading

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