delicadeza

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From delicado +‎ -eza.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: de‧li‧ca‧de‧za

Noun

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delicadeza f (plural delicadezas)

  1. delicateness (the characteristic of being delicate)
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Spanish

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Etymology

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From delicado +‎ -eza.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /delikaˈdeθa/ [d̪e.li.kaˈð̞e.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /delikaˈdesa/ [d̪e.li.kaˈð̞e.sa]
  • Rhymes: -eθa
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: de‧li‧ca‧de‧za

Noun

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delicadeza f (plural delicadezas)

  1. delicateness
  2. kindness, thoughtfulness
  3. fussiness
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Further reading

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Spanish delicadeza.

Noun

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delicadeza (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜃᜇᜒᜐ)

  1. Alternative spelling of delikadesa