enguiçar
Portuguese
Etymology
Possibly from Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (inweitan) or from Vulgar Latin *inīquitiāre.
Pronunciation
- (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)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ɡiˈsaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ɡiˈsa.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: en‧gui‧çar
Verb
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
Conjugation of enguiçar (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.