caligrafia
See also: caligrafiá and caligrafía
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- calligraphia (obsolete)
Etymology
From French calligraphie, from Ancient Greek καλλιγραφία (kalligraphía, “pretty writing”), from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + γράφω (gráfo, “to draw”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.li.ɣɾɐ.ˈfi.ɐ/
- Hyphenation: ca‧li‧gra‧fi‧a
Noun
caligrafia f (plural caligrafias)
- handwriting
- calligraphy, penmanship