esbranquiçado
Portuguese
Etymology
From esbranquiçar (“to bleach”), from branco (“white”), from Old Portuguese branco (“white”), from Late Latin *blancus, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“bright, shining, blinding, white”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhleg- (“to shine”).
Pronunciation
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ez.ˌbɾɐ̃.ki.ˈsa.do/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(ɨ)ʒˌβɾɐ̃kiˈsaðu/
Adjective
esbranquiçado m (feminine singular esbranquiçada, masculine plural esbranquiçados, feminine plural esbranquiçadas, comparable)
- whitish (somewhat white)
- pale; pallid
Synonyms
- (whitish): alvacento, branqueado
- (pale): pálido, descorado
Antonyms
- (pale): corado
Related terms
- branco
- branquear
- esbranquiçar