carmelita
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin carmelītes.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʁ.meˈli.tɐ/ [kaɦ.meˈli.tɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kaɾ.meˈli.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaʁ.meˈli.tɐ/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /kaɻ.meˈli.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʁ.meˈli.ta/ [kaɦ.meˈli.ta]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐɾ.mɨˈli.tɐ/
- Hyphenation: car‧me‧li‧ta
Adjective
carmelita m or f (plural carmelitas, not comparable)
- (Roman Catholicism) Carmelite
- Synonym: carmelitano
Noun
carmelita m or f by sense (plural carmelitas)
- (Roman Catholicism) Carmelite
- Synonym: carmelitano
Further reading
- “carmelita”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “carmelita”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
- “carmelita” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “carmelita”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “carmelita”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “carmelita”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian carmelita, from Latin carmelītes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɾmeˈlita/ [kaɾ.meˈli.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: car‧me‧li‧ta
Adjective
carmelita m or f (masculine and feminine plural carmelitas)
- (Roman Catholicism) Carmelite
- Synonym: carmelitano
Noun
carmelita m or f by sense (plural carmelitas)
- (Roman Catholicism) Carmelite
- Synonym: carmelitano
Further reading
- “carmelita”, 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