bellesa

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], equivalent to bell +‎ -esa, possibly from Vulgar Latin *bellitia, from Latin bellus. Compare Italian bellezza, Portuguese beleza, Occitan belesa, and Spanish belleza.

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /bəˈʎə.zə/

(Central) IPA^(key): /bəˈʎɛ.zə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /beˈʎe.za/

Noun

bellesa f (plural belleses)

beauty (in general)
beauty (e.g., a woman)

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