excelência
See also: excelencia
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin excellentia (“excellence”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /(i).sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (careful pronunciation) /ɐjʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /ɐj.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /(i).sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (careful pronunciation) /ejʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /ej.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /(i).sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (careful pronunciation) /ejʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /ej.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /(i).sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (careful pronunciation) /eʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /e.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/
- Hyphenation: ex‧ce‧lên‧ci‧a
Noun edit
excelência f (uncountable)
- excellence (the quality of being excellent)
- Synonyms: superioridade, prefeição, bondade