alvacento

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.vɐˈsẽ.tu/ [aɫ.vɐˈsẽ.tu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.vɐˈsẽ.tu/ [aɫ.vɐˈsẽ.tu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.bɐˈsẽ.tu/ [aɫ.βɐˈsẽ.tu]

Adjective

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

1. whitish

   Synonyms: esbranquiçado, branqueado

Related terms

• alvo
• branco