bellesa

Catalan

Etymology

Equivalent to bell +‎ -esa, possibly from Vulgar Latin *bellitia, from Latin bellus. Compare Italian bellezza, Portuguese beleza, Occitan belesa, and Spanish belleza.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [bəˈʎɛ.zə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [bəˈʎə.zə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [beˈʎe.za]
Homophone: vellesa

Noun

bellesa f (plural belleses)

beauty (in general)
beauty (e.g., a woman)

Further reading

“bellesa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“bellesa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“bellesa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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