gentil
Meaning
- (feminine,masculine) gentle; amiable; kind
- (feminine,masculine) elegant
- (feminine,masculine) gentle; polite; respectful
Frequency
Hyphenated as
gen‧til
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʒẽˈt͡ʃiw/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese gentil, borrowed from Latin gentīlis (“belonging to the same family”), from gēns (“clan; tribe”).
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