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"Beautiful" is an adjective which is often translated as "hermoso", and "cute" is an adjective which is often translated as "lindo". Learn more about the difference between "beautiful" and "cute" below.
beautiful(
byu
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dih
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fuhl
)cute(
kyut
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (attractive)
d. rico (colloquial) (people or animals) (Southern Cone) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
I want to adopt that cute kitten we saw.Quiero adoptar esa gatita rica que vimos.
e. mono (colloquial) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
What a cute dress!¡Qué mono tu vestido!
3. (affected)
a. afectado
You can drop that cute accent; I know you're not Italian.Puedes dejar ese acento afectado; sé que no eres italiano.
