Portuguese

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Etymology

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From alvo (white), from Latin albus (white), from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (white).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.vaˈsẽ.tu/ [aʊ̯.vaˈsẽ.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.vaˈsẽ.to/ [aʊ̯.vaˈsẽ.to]
 

Adjective

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alvacento (feminine alvacenta, masculine plural alvacentos, feminine plural alvacentas)

  1. whitish
    Synonyms: esbranquiçado, branqueado
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