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Verb
encanto
- first-person singular present indicative of encantar
Galician
Etymology
Back-formation from encantar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eŋˈkanto/
- Rhymes: -anto
- Hyphenation: en‧can‧to
Noun
encanto m (plural encantos)
- (folklore) apparition; otherworldly entity
- Synonym: moura
- charm; spell; enchantment (a magical effect on someone or something)
- Synonym: feitizo
Verb
encanto
- first-person singular present indicative of encantar
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “encanto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “encanto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “encanto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “encanto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈkɐ̃.tu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈkɐ̃.tu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈkɐ̃.tu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈkɐ̃.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈkɐ̃.to/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈkɐ̃.to/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
- Hyphenation: en‧can‧to
Etymology 1
Deverbal from encantar.
Noun
encanto m (plural encantos)
- something that is charming, enchanting
- a feeling of joy when coming across something pleasant or charming; delight; pleasantness
- (fiction, paranormal) charm; spell; enchantment (a magical effect on someone or something)
- Synonyms: encantamento, feitiço
Etymology 2
Verb
encanto
- first-person singular present indicative of encantar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /enˈkanto/
- Rhymes: -anto
- Syllabification: en‧can‧to
Etymology 1
Deverbal from encantar. Cognate with Portuguese encanto and Italian incanto.
Noun
encanto m (plural encantos)
- charm, captivation
- spell, enchantment
- (folklore) apparition, otherworldly entity
- (endearing) sweetie, doll
Etymology 2
Verb
encanto
- first-person singular present indicative of encantar
Further reading