belleza

Spanish

Etymology

From bello +‎ -eza, possibly from Vulgar Latin *bellitia, from Latin bellus. Compare Italian bellezza, Portuguese beleza, Occitan belesa, and Catalan bellesa.

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /beˈʎeθa/

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /beˈɟ͡ʝesa/, [beˈʝesa]
(z-s distinction) IPA^(key): /beˈʎeθa/
(z-s distinction, ll-y neutralization) IPA^(key): /beˈʝeθa/
(seseo merger) IPA^(key): /beˈʎesa/
(seseo merger, ll-y neutralization) IPA^(key): /beˈʝesa/
Hyphenation: bel‧le‧za

Noun

belleza f (plural bellezas)

beauty (the quality of being beautiful)
beauty (beautiful person or object)

Synonyms

hermosura

Related terms

bello

Further reading

“belleza” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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