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Borrowed from Latin essentiālis, from esse (to be).

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essencial m or f (masculine and feminine plural essencials)

  1. essential (of great importance)

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin essentiālis, from Latin essentia (being, essence).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.sẽ.siˈaw/ [e.sẽ.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /e.sẽˈsjaw/ [e.sẽˈsjaʊ̯]
 

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: es‧sen‧ci‧al

Adjective

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essencial m or f (plural essenciais)

  1. essential
  2. important
  3. main, principal
  4. fundamental

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