sensabor

Portuguese

Etymology

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Latin sine

Old Galician-Portuguese sen

Portuguese sem

Portuguese sabor

Portuguese sensabor

From sem (“without”) + sabor (“flavour”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽ.saˈboʁ/ [sẽ.saˈboh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽ.saˈboʁ/ [sẽ.saˈboh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /sẽ.saˈboɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /sẽ.saˈboʁ/ [sẽ.saˈboχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /sẽ.saˈboɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sẽ.sɐˈboɾ/ [sẽ.sɐˈβoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sẽ.sɐˈboɾ/ [sẽ.sɐˈβoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sẽ.sɐˈbo.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: sen‧sa‧bor

Adjective

sensabor m or f (plural sensabores)

1. insipid; flavorless

   Synonym: insípido

2. (figuratively) boring; dull

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:monótono

Noun

sensabor m or f (plural sensabores)

1. dullness; ungracefulness

Derived terms

• sensaborão
• sensaboria

Further reading

• “sensabor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “sensabor”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “sensabor”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “sensabor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026