pujante

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pujante.[1][2] Piecewise doublet of puxante and pulsante.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈʒɐ̃.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈʒɐ̃.tɨ/

Hyphenation: pu‧jan‧te

Adjective

pujante m or f (plural pujantes)

powerful, vigorous
Synonym: possante

References

“pujante” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“pujante” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From pujar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /puˈxante/ [puˈxãn̪.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ante
Syllabification: pu‧jan‧te

Adjective

pujante m or f (masculine and feminine plural pujantes)

booming, growing

Descendants

→ Portuguese: pujante

Further reading

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

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