/ˈbeʎo/
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Translation
beautiful, lovely
Word origin
From Latin bellus ('pretty, handsome'). The same root gives English 'belle' and 'embellish'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- bellus
- English cognates
- belle, embellish
Grammar
Femininebella
Masc pluralbellos
Fem pluralbellas
Examples
colina .
From the hill you can see a beautiful landscape.
.
She is a very beautiful woman and also very kind.
¡ !
What a beautiful day it is today!
poema .
He wrote a beautiful poem for his mother.
Venecia .
Venice is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
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