eficaz

Portuguese

Alternative forms

efficaz (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin efficāx.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.fiˈka(j)s/ [e.fiˈka(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /e.fiˈka(j)ʃ/ [e.fiˈka(ɪ̯)ʃ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.fiˈkaʃ/, /ɛ.fiˈkaʃ/

Hyphenation: e‧fi‧caz

Adjective

eficaz m or f (plural eficazes)

effective, efficacious
Synonyms: efetivo, funcional, útil

Derived terms

eficazmente

Related terms

eficácia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin efficācem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /efiˈkaθ/ [e.fiˈkaθ]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /efiˈkas/ [e.fiˈkas]
(Spain) Rhymes: -aθ
(Latin America) Rhymes: -as
Syllabification: e‧fi‧caz

Adjective

eficaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural eficaces)

efficacious
effective
Synonym: efectivo

Derived terms

eficazmente

Related terms

Further reading

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

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