aquiescente
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin acquiēscentem.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ki.eˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/ [a.kɪ.eˈsẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /a.kjeˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ki.eˈsẽ.te/ [a.kɪ.eˈsẽ.te], (faster pronunciation) /a.kjeˈsẽ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɐ.kjɛʃˈsẽ.tɨ/, /ɐ.kjɛˈʃẽ.tɨ/
- Hyphenation: a‧qui‧es‧cen‧te
Adjective
aquiescente m or f (plural aquiescentes)
- acquiescent (resting satisfied or submissive)
Related terms
Further reading
- “aquiescente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “aquiescente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin acquiescentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /akjesˈθente/ [a.kjesˈθẽn̪.t̪e] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /akjeˈsente/ [a.kjeˈsẽn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: a‧quies‧cen‧te
Adjective
aquiescente m or f (masculine and feminine plural aquiescentes)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “aquiescente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025