detestável

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dētestābilis. By surface analysis, detestar +‎ -ável.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.tesˈta.vew/ [de.tesˈta.veʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.tesˈta.vew/ [de.tesˈta.veʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.teʃˈta.vew/ [de.teʃˈta.veʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.tɨʃˈta.vɛl/ [dɨ.tɨʃˈta.vɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.tɨʃˈta.vɛl/ [dɨ.tɨʃˈta.vɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.tɨʃˈta.bɛl/ [dɨ.tɨʃˈta.βɛɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
• Hyphenation: de‧tes‧tá‧vel

Adjective

detestável m or f (plural detestáveis)

1. foul; hateful; detestable; odious; loathsome

Derived terms

• detestavelmente