palacete

Portuguese

O palacete Pinto Leite, no Porto

Etymology

From palácio (“palace”) +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.laˈse.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.laˈse.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.laˈse.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.lɐˈse.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: pa‧la‧ce‧te

Noun

palacete m (plural palacetes)

1. mansion (small palace; luxurious apartment block)

Spanish

Etymology

From palacio (“palace”) +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /palaˈθete/ [pa.laˈθe.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /palaˈsete/ [pa.laˈse.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: pa‧la‧ce‧te

Noun

palacete m (plural palacetes)

1. small palace, mansion, villa

Further reading

• “palacete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014