See also: essència and esséncia

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin essentia.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈsẽ.si.ɐ/ [eˈsẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /eˈsẽ.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈsẽ.si.a/ [eˈsẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /eˈsẽ.sja/

  • Rhymes: -ẽsjɐ
  • Hyphenation: es‧sên‧ci‧a

Noun

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essência f (plural essências)

  1. essence (all senses)
  2. gist, substance
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Further reading

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