exquisitez

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin exquīsītusder.

Spanish exquisito

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -iusnom.

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Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā)influ.

Latin -iader.

Latin -itia

Proto-Indo-European *-yḗh₂s

Proto-Italic *-jēs

Latin -iēs

blend

Latin -itiēs

Spanish -ez

Spanish exquisitez

From exquisito + -ez.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡskisiˈteθ/ [eɣ̞s.ki.siˈt̪eθ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /eɡskisiˈtes/ [eɣ̞s.ki.siˈt̪es] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eθ (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -es (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: ex‧qui‧si‧tez

Noun

exquisitez f (plural exquisiteces)

1. exquisiteness
2. delicacy (something appealing, usually a pleasing food)

Further reading

• “exquisitez”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026