bellas letras

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˌbeʝas ˈletɾas/ [ˌbe.ʝas ˈle.t̪ɾas] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ˌbeʎas ˈletɾas/ [ˌbe.ʎas ˈle.t̪ɾas] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /ˌbeʃas ˈletɾas/ [ˌbe.ʃas ˈle.t̪ɾas] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˌbeʒas ˈletɾas/ [ˌbe.ʒas ˈle.t̪ɾas] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: be‧llas le‧tras

Noun

bellas letras f pl (plural only)

  1. belles-lettres; literature
    Synonym: buenas letras

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