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donaire

Portuguese, noun/doˈnaj.ɾi/

donaire is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “gracefulness, elegance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “graça; garbo”.

What does donaire mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinegracefulness, elegance

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. graça; garbo 2. gentileza 3. enfeite

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.

Forms of donaire

  • donaires plural
  • donairo alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce donaire?

  • Brazil /doˈnaj.ɾi/
  • Brazil [doˈnaɪ̯.ɾi]
  • Portugal /duˈnaj.ɾɨ/

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