enrinxolar

Catalan

Etymology

From en- +‎ rínxol +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ən.riɲ.ʃuˈla]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ən.riɲ.ʃoˈla]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [en.riɲ.t͡ʃoˈlaɾ]

Verb

enrinxolar (first-person singular present enrinxolo, first-person singular preterite enrinxolí, past participle enrinxolat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

  1. (transitive) to curl
  2. (intransitive, pronominal) to curl, to be curly
    cabells enrinxolatscurly hair
  3. (intransitive, reflexive) to curl around oneself, to entwine oneself, to intertwine
    Els núvols són un cotó blavós que s'enrinxola a prop de l'horitzó.
    The clouds are a bluish cotton which entwines itself near the horizon.

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