enguiçar
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (inweitjan) or from Vulgar Latin *inīquitiāre.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡiˈsa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡiˈsa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡiˈsa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡiˈsa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡiˈsa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡiˈsa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡiˈsa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡiˈsa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡiˈsa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡiˈsa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡiˈsa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡiˈsa(ɻ)/
- Hyphenation: en‧gui‧çar
Verb
[edit]enguiçar (first-person singular present enguiço, first-person singular preterite enguicei, past participle enguiçado)
- to evil-eye (to cast an evil eye)
- Synonyms: mau olhar, quebrantar
- (Brazil) to break (to stop functioning properly)
- to stunt a vegetable (to hinder the growth of)
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of enguiçar (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
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- Portuguese terms with unknown etymologies
- Portuguese terms derived from Gothic
- Portuguese terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Portuguese 3-syllable words
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- Portuguese 4-syllable words
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese verbs
- Portuguese verbs ending in -ar
- Portuguese verbs with c-ç alternation
- Brazilian Portuguese