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altiloquência

Portuguese, noun/aw.t͡ʃi.loˈkẽ.sjɐ/

altiloquência is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “altiloquence (pompous language)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “estilo elevado”.

What does altiloquência mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininealtiloquence (pompous language)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. estilo elevado 2. locução sublime

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce altiloquência?

  • Brazil /aw.t͡ʃi.loˈkẽ.sjɐ/
  • Brazil [aʊ̯.t͡ʃi.loˈkẽ.sjɐ]
  • Portugal /al.ti.luˈkẽ.sjɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.