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Portuguese
Etymology
From des- + en- + ruga (“wrinkle”) + -ar, from Latin rūga (“wrinkle”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.ʁuˈɡa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.ʁuˈɡa(ʁ)/ , (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽ.ʁuˈɡa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩ.ʁuˈɡa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.ʁuˈɡa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.ʁuˈɡa(ʁ)/ , (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽ.ʁuˈɡa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩ.ʁuˈɡa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.ʁuˈɡa(ɾ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.ʁuˈɡa(ɾ)/ , (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽ.ʁuˈɡa(ɾ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩ.ʁuˈɡa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.ʁuˈɡa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.ʁuˈɡa(ʁ)/ , (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽ.ʁuˈɡa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩ.ʁuˈɡa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.ʁuˈɡa(ɻ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.ʁuˈɡa(ɻ)/
Verb
desenrugar (first-person singular present desenrugo, first-person singular preterite desenruguei, past participle desenrugado)
- to unwrinkle (to remove wrinlkes from; To stop being wrinkly; to become flat or smooth)
- Antonyms: enrugar, desencarquilhar
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.