vivaz
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vīvācem.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /viˈva(j)s/ [viˈva(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /viˈva(j)ʃ/ [viˈva(ɪ̯)ʃ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /viˈvaʃ/
- Hyphenation: vi‧vaz
Adjective
vivaz m or f (plural vivazes)
- long-lived
- (botany) perennial
- (figuratively) lively (full of life)
Related terms
- vivacidade
- viver
- vivo
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vivax, vivacem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /biˈbaθ/ [biˈβ̞aθ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /biˈbas/ [biˈβ̞as]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -aθ
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: vi‧vaz
Adjective
vivaz (plural vivaces)
- vivacious, animated, lively
Related terms
- vivacidad
- vivir
- vivo
Further reading
- “vivaz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014