pujante

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pujante. Piecewise doublet of puxante and pulsante.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈʒɐ̃.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈʒɐ̃.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: pu‧jan‧te

Adjective

pujante m or f (plural pujantes)

1. powerful, vigorous

   Synonym: possante

Spanish

Etymology

From pujar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puˈxante/ [puˈxãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: pu‧jan‧te

Adjective

pujante m or f (masculine and feminine plural pujantes)

1. booming, growing

Descendants

• → Portuguese: pujante

Further reading

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