esbelto

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian svelto.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /izˈbɛw.tu/ [izˈbɛʊ̯.tu], /ezˈbɛw.tu/ [ezˈbɛʊ̯.tu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʒˈbɛw.tu/ [iʒˈbɛʊ̯.tu], /eʒˈbɛw.tu/ [eʒˈbɛʊ̯.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ezˈbɛw.to/ [ezˈbɛʊ̯.to]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʒˈbɛl.tu/ [(i)ʒˈβɛɫ.tu]

Hyphenation: es‧bel‧to

Adjective

esbelto (feminine esbelta, masculine plural esbeltos, feminine plural esbeltas)

svelte

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian svelto. Compare English svelte.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /esˈbelto/ [ezˈβ̞el̪.t̪o]
Rhymes: -elto
Syllabification: es‧bel‧to

Adjective

esbelto (feminine esbelta, masculine plural esbeltos, feminine plural esbeltas)

slender, svelte, thin, slim, lean, willowy, trim
Synonyms: delgado, flaco

Derived terms

lagartija esbelta

Further reading

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

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