diletante

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian dilettante.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.leˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.leˈtɐ̃.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.lɨˈtɐ̃.tɨ/

Hyphenation: di‧le‧tan‧te

Noun

diletante m or f by sense (plural diletantes)

dilettante (someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest)
Synonym: amador

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian dilettante.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dileˈtante/ [d̪i.leˈt̪ãn̪.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ante
Syllabification: di‧le‧tan‧te

Noun

diletante m or f by sense (plural diletantes)

dilettante

Derived terms

diletantismo

Adjective

diletante m or f (masculine and feminine plural diletantes)

dilettante

Further reading

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

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