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suave.

soft, smooth

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/suˈa.vi/Brazil/ˈswa.vi/Brazil/ˈswa.vɨ/Portugal/ˈswa.bɨ/Northern, Portugal

  1. soft, smooth

    feminine · masculine

  2. gentle, mild

    feminine · masculine

  3. fine, okay

    Brazil · colloquial · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus Proto-Italic *suādwus Proto-Italic *swāwis Latin suāvisbor. Portuguese suave Borrowed from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”).

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