enferrujar

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- +‎ ferrugem (rust) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fe.ʁuˈʒa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.fe.huˈʒa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fe.ʁuˈʒa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.fe.huˈʒa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fe.ʁuˈʒa(ɾ)/ [ẽ.fe.huˈʒa(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fe.ʁuˈʒa(ɾ)/ [ĩ.fe.huˈʒa(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fe.ʁuˈʒa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.fe.χuˈʒa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fe.ʁuˈʒa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.fe.χuˈʒa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fe.ʁuˈʒa(ɻ)/ [ẽ.fe.huˈʒa(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fe.ʁuˈʒa(ɻ)/ [ĩ.fe.huˈʒa(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.fɨ.ʁuˈʒaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.fɨ.ʁuˈʒa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: en‧fer‧ru‧jar

Verb

enferrujar (first-person singular present enferrujo, first-person singular preterite enferrujei, past participle enferrujado)

  1. (intransitive) to rust (to become rusty)
  2. (transitive) to rust (to cause to become rusty)
  3. (figurative, intransitive) to rust (to become dull or impaired by inaction)

Conjugation

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