bellezza

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From bello +‎ -ezza, possibly from Vulgar Latin *bellitia, from Latin bellus. Compare Spanish belleza, Portuguese beleza, Occitan belesa, Catalan bellesa, Sicilian biddizza, Venetian bełézsa, Friulian bielece, Romansch baleztgia, Sardinian bellesa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /belˈlet.t͡sa/
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  • Rhymes: -ettsa
  • Hyphenation: bel‧léz‧za

Noun[edit]

bellezza f (plural bellezze)

  1. beauty
    Synonym: (archaic) beltà
  2. loveliness (of a woman)
  3. handsomeness (of a man)

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Romansch[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *bellitia, from Latin bellus. Compare Spanish belleza, Portuguese beleza, Occitan belesa, Catalan bellesa, Sicilian biddizza, Venetian bełézsa, Friulian bielece, Romansch baleztgia, Sardinian bellesa.

Noun[edit]

bellezza f (plural bellezzas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) beauty