esbelto

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian svelto.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /izˈbɛw.tu/ [izˈbɛʊ̯.tu], /ezˈbɛw.tu/ [ezˈbɛʊ̯.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /izˈbɛw.tu/ [izˈbɛʊ̯.tu], /ezˈbɛw.tu/ [ezˈbɛʊ̯.tu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʒˈbɛw.tu/ [iʒˈbɛʊ̯.tu], /eʒˈbɛw.tu/ [eʒˈbɛʊ̯.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ezˈbɛw.to/ [ezˈbɛʊ̯.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʒˈbɛl.tu/ [(i)ʒˈβɛɫ.tu]

• Hyphenation: es‧bel‧to

Adjective

esbelto (feminine esbelta, masculine plural esbeltos, feminine plural esbeltas)

1. svelte

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian svelto. Compare English svelte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈbelto/ [ezˈβ̞el̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -elto
• Syllabification: es‧bel‧to

Adjective

esbelto (feminine esbelta, masculine plural esbeltos, feminine plural esbeltas)

1. slender, svelte, thin, slim, lean, willowy, trim

   Synonyms: delgado, flaco

Derived terms

• lagartija esbelta

 

Further reading

• “esbelto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10