Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese beldade, probably an internal formation based on belo + -dade (as with Spanish beldad).[1]

Noun

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beldade f (plural beldades)

  1. beauty (the quality of being beautiful)
  2. beauty; belle (beautiful female)

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “bello”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 562

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese beldade, probably an internal formation based on belo + -dade (as with Spanish beldad).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bewˈda.d͡ʒi/ [beʊ̯ˈda.d͡ʒi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bewˈda.de/ [beʊ̯ˈda.de]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ad͡ʒi, (Portugal) -adɨ
  • Hyphenation: bel‧da‧de

Noun

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beldade f (plural beldades)

  1. beauty (the quality of being beautiful)
  2. beauty; belle (beautiful female)
  3. (informal) other woman

References

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  • beldade” in Dicionário Online de Português.
  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “bello”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 562