esbranquiçado

Portuguese

Etymology

From esbranquiçar (“to bleach”), from branco (“white”), from Old Portuguese branco (“white”), from Late Latin *blancus, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“bright, shining, blinding, white”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhleg- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ez.ˌbɾɐ̃.ki.ˈsa.do/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(ɨ)ʒˌβɾɐ̃kiˈsaðu/

Adjective

esbranquiçado m (feminine singular esbranquiçada, masculine plural esbranquiçados, feminine plural esbranquiçadas, comparable)

whitish (somewhat white)
pale; pallid

Synonyms

(whitish): alvacento, branqueado
(pale): pálido, descorado

Antonyms

(pale): corado

Related terms

branco
branquear
esbranquiçar

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