caligrafia

See also: caligrafiá and caligrafía

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French calligraphie, from Ancient Greek καλλιγραφία (kalligraphía, “pretty writing”), from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + γράφω (gráfo, “to draw”).

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.li.ɣɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧li‧gra‧fi‧a

Noun

caligrafia f (plural caligrafias)

  1. handwriting
  2. calligraphy, penmanship
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