enfronhar
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fɾõˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.fɾõˈj̃a(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fɾõˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.fɾõˈj̃a(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fɾõˈɲa(ɾ)/ [ẽ.fɾõˈj̃a(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fɾõˈɲa(ɾ)/ [ĩ.fɾõˈj̃a(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fɾõˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.fɾõˈj̃a(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fɾõˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.fɾõˈj̃a(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fɾoˈɲa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fɾoˈɲa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.fɾuˈɲaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.fɾuˈɲa.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: en‧fro‧nhar
Verb
enfronhar (first-person singular present enfronho, first-person singular preterite enfronhei, past participle enfronhado)
- to insert the pillow into the pillowcase
- to coat; upholster
- to be engrossed (in)
Conjugation
Conjugation of enfronhar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
- desenfronhar
- enfronhação
Further reading
- “enfronhar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025