French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔ.pa.lɛ.sɑ̃t/, /ɔ.pa.le.sɑ̃t/

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opalescente

  1. feminine singular of opalescent

Galician

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Etymology

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From ópalo.

Adjective

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opalescente m or f (plural opalescentes)

  1. opalescent

Italian

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Etymology

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From opale, modelled on iridescente, lattescente, etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /o.pa.leʃˈʃɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: o‧pa‧le‧scèn‧te

Adjective

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opalescente (plural opalescenti)

  1. opalescent
    Synonym: iridescente
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Further reading

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  • opalescente in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • opalescente in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • opalescente in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • opalescente in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • opalescente in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • opalescente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From French opalescent (compare opala).

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɔ.pɐ.lɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ/, /ɔ.pɐ.lɨˈsẽ.tɨ/

  • Hyphenation: o‧pa‧les‧cen‧te

Adjective

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opalescente m or f (plural opalescentes)

  1. opalescent
    Synonym: opalino

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From ópalo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /opalesˈθente/ [o.pa.lesˈθẽn̪.t̪e]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /opaleˈsente/ [o.pa.leˈsẽn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: o‧pa‧les‧cen‧te

Adjective

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opalescente m or f (masculine and feminine plural opalescentes)

  1. opalescent

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