fotogénico

See also: fotogenico and fotogênico

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• fotogênico (Brazil)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌfɔ.tɔˈʒɛ.ni.ku/

Adjective

fotogénico (feminine fotogénica, masculine plural fotogénicos, feminine plural fotogénicas) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. photogenic (looking good when photographed)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French photogénique, from English photogenic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fotoˈxeniko/ [fo.t̪oˈxe.ni.ko]
• Rhymes: -eniko
• Syllabification: fo‧to‧gé‧ni‧co

Adjective

fotogénico (feminine fotogénica, masculine plural fotogénicos, feminine plural fotogénicas)

1. photogenic (producing or emitting light)
2. photogenic (looking good in a photograph)

Related terms

• fotogenia

 

Further reading

• “fotogénico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16