excelente

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin excellēns.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.se.ˈlẽ.tʃɪ/
(Nordestino) IPA^(key): /ɛ.sɛ.ˈlẽ.tɪ/, /i.sɛ.ˈlẽ.tɪ/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /iʃ.sɨ.ˈlẽ.tɨ/, /ɐjʃ.sɨ.ˈlẽ.tɨ/
Hyphenation: ex‧ce‧len‧te

Adjective

excelente m or f (plural excelentes, comparable)

excellent

Spanish

Alternative forms

excellente (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin excellēns.

Pronunciation

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /ekseˈlente/
(Castilian) IPA^(key): /e(k)sθeˈlente/
Hyphenation: ex‧ce‧len‧te

Adjective

excelente (plural excelentes) (superlative excelentísimo)

excellent, brilliant

Derived terms

excelentemente

Related terms

excelencia

Further reading

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

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