Etymology

From French silhouette, from the name of Étienne de Silhouette, a French politician. His surname, in turn, comes from Basque zulueta ‎(“holes, caves”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /si.ˈʎwe.tɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.ˈʎwe.tɐ/, /si.ʎu.ˈwe.tɐ/
• Hyphenation: si‧lhu‧e‧ta