delicadeza
Portuguese
Etymology
From delicado + -eza.
Noun
delicadeza f (plural delicadezas)
- delicateness (the characteristic of being delicate)
Related terms
- delgado
Spanish
Etymology
From delicado + -eza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /delikaˈdeθa/ [d̪e.li.kaˈð̞e.θa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /delikaˈdesa/ [d̪e.li.kaˈð̞e.sa]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -eθa
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: de‧li‧ca‧de‧za
Noun
delicadeza f (plural delicadezas)
- delicateness
- kindness, thoughtfulness
- fussiness
Related terms
- delgado
Further reading
- “delicadeza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- delikadesa
- dilikadesa
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish delicadeza.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: de‧li‧ka‧de‧sa
- IPA(key): /delikaˈdesa/, [de.lɪ.xɐˈde.sɐ]
Noun
delicadeza
- prudishness; fastidiousness; choosiness
- Synonyms: selang, kaselangan, pagkamaselang, kadelikaduhan
- refinement
- Synonym: kapuliduhan
Related terms
- delikado
- delikada