celeste
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /səˈlɛst/
Noun
celeste (plural celestes)
- (music) Alternative form of celesta, a musical instrument.
- (music) An organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating sound.
Catalan
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “celeste” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “celeste” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “celeste” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “celeste” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Noun
celeste m or f (plural celestes)
- (soccer) A fan, player, or other person associated with Celta de Vigo, a football team from the Spanish town of Vigo
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French celeste, borrowed from Latin caelestis.
Old French
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese celeste, borrowed from Latin caelestis (“celestial”), from caelum (“sky”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.ˈlɛs.t͡ʃi/, /se.ˈlɛʃ.t͡ʃi/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /se.ˈlɛs.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨ.ˈlɛʃ.tɨ/
Adjective
celeste m or f (plural celestes, comparable)
Synonyms
Spanish
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