calistenia

Portuguese

Etymology

From English calisthenics, from Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + σθένος (sthénos, “strength”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.lis.te.ˈni.a/
Hyphenation: ca‧lis‧te‧ni‧a

Noun

calistenia f (uncountable)

calisthenics (gymnastic exercises)

Spanish

Etymology

From English calisthenics, from Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + σθένος (sthénos, “strength”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kalisˈtenja/, [kalisˈt̪enja]

Noun

calistenia f (uncountable)

calisthenics (gymnastic exercises)

Further reading

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

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