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Portuguese
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
Portuguese
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Etymology
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Borrowed
from
Latin
bene
esse
(
literally
“
being well, to be well
”
)
.
Pronunciation
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(
Brazil
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/beˈnɛ.si/
(
Brazil
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/beˈnɛ.si/
(
Southern Brazil
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/beˈnɛ.se/
(
Portugal
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/bɨˈnɛ.sɨ/
Hyphenation:
be‧nes‧se
Noun
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benesse
f
(
plural
benesses
)
(
ecclesiastical
)
budget
that a
curate
obtains from
ceremonies
such as
baptisms
,
weddings
and
burials
Synonym:
pé-de-altar
profit
or budget obtained without much work or effort;
bargain
Synonyms:
pechincha
,
barganha
benefit
,
advantage
Synonyms:
benefício
,
vantagem
Categories
:
Portuguese terms borrowed from Latin
Portuguese terms derived from Latin
Portuguese 3-syllable words
Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
Portuguese lemmas
Portuguese nouns
Portuguese countable nouns
Portuguese feminine nouns
Portuguese ecclesiastical terms