vivaz

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vīvācem.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈvaʃ/

Hyphenation: vi‧vaz

Adjective

vivaz m or f (plural vivazes)

long-lived
(botany) perennial
(figuratively) lively (full of life)

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vivax, vivacem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /biˈbaθ/ [biˈβ̞aθ]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /biˈbas/ [biˈβ̞as]
(Spain) Rhymes: -aθ
(Latin America) Rhymes: -as
Syllabification: vi‧vaz

Adjective

vivaz (plural vivaces)

vivacious, animated, lively

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Further reading

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

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