"suave" meaning in Spanish

See suave in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈswabe/, [ˈswa.β̞e] Forms: suaves [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -abe Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus Proto-Italic *suādwus Proto-Italic *swāwis Latin suāvisbor. Spanish suave Borrowed from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”). Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bor|la:suāvis<t:sweet, pleasant>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus Proto-Italic *suādwus Proto-Italic *swāwis Latin suāvisbor. Spanish suave [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "sweet, pleasant", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*swāwis", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*suādwus", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*sweh₂d-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-us", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*swéh₂dus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "suāvis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "suave", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="suave"> Borrowed from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”). Head templates: {{es-adj}} suave m or f (masculine and feminine plural suaves)
  1. smooth, soft, fluffy Tags: feminine, masculine
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  2. soft, gentle, light, mild (e.g. mild flavor, a mild winter) Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-suave-es-adj-dswUDiK9 Categories (other): Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 13 44 43 0 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 13 44 43 0 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 13 42 44 0 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 12 54 28 6
  3. suave (charming, confident and elegant) Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: terso, blando, liso
    Sense id: en-suave-es-adj-g5-rqtwh Categories (other): Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 13 44 43 0 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 13 44 43 0 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 13 42 44 0
  4. cool, acceptable, easy Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-suave-es-adj-w5eqe-GC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: al suave, manjar suave, suave como el culito de un bebé, suavecito, suavemente, suavísimo, suavizante, suavizar Related terms: suavidad, suavo

Inflected forms

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