azul celeste

azul celeste

See also: azul-celeste

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• azul-celeste

Etymology

From azul (“blue”) +‎ celeste (“celestial, heavenly”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈzuw seˈlɛs.t͡ʃi/ [aˈzuʊ̯ seˈlɛs.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈzuw seˈlɛs.t͡ʃi/ [aˈzuʊ̯ seˈlɛs.t͡ʃi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈzuw seˈlɛʃ.t͡ʃi/ [aˈzuʊ̯ seˈlɛʃ.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈzuw seˈlɛs.te/ [aˈzuʊ̯ seˈlɛs.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈzul sɨˈlɛʃ.t(ɨ)/ [ɐˈzuɫ sɨˈlɛʃ.t(ɨ)]

Adjective

azul celeste m or f (plural (Portugal) azul celestes or (Brazil) azul celeste)[1]

1. sky blue, azure

   Synonym: cerúleo

Usage notes

• Note the difference in adjectival vs. nominal plural and in adjectival plural between Portugal and Brazil (per Priberam).

Noun

azul celeste m (plural azuis celestes)

1. sky blue, azure

References

1. “azul celeste” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

Noun

azul celeste m (plural azules celestes)

1. azure

Further reading

• “azul celeste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014