Etymology

From esbranquiçar ‎(“to bleach”), from branco ‎(“white”), from Old Portuguese branco ‎(“white”), from Late Latin *blancus, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz ‎(“bright, shining, blinding, white”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhleg- ‎(“to shine”).

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ez.ˌbɾɐ̃.ki.ˈsa.do/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(ɨ)ʒˌβɾɐ̃kiˈsaðu/