cortês

See also: cortes, Cortes, cortés, and cortès

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cortes (“courtly”), from corte (“court”) + -es.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /koʁˈte(j)s/ [kohˈte(ɪ̯)s]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /koɾˈte(j)s/ [koɾˈte(ɪ̯)s]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /koʁˈte(j)ʃ/ [koχˈte(ɪ̯)ʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /koɻˈte(j)s/ [koɻˈte(ɪ̯)s]

  • Hyphenation: cor‧tês

Adjective

cortês (feminine cortesa, masculine plural corteses, feminine plural cortesas)

  1. polite; well-mannered
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cortês
  2. courtly (suitable for a royal court)

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