🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

exquisito

Pronunciation / Transliteration: eksˈkizitu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Exquisite/ɪkˈskwɪz.ɪt/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O prato estava exquisito."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Extremely beautiful and delicate.

    "The artist created an exquisite painting that captivated everyone who saw it."
  2. 2

    Intensely felt; acute.

    "She experienced an exquisite pain when she heard the news."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'exquisite' originates from the Latin 'exquisitus', meaning 'carefully sought out' or 'refined'. It entered Middle English in the late 14th century, evolving to describe something that is exceptionally beautiful or delicate.

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