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Portuguese
Etymology
From en- + caroço (“growth; undissolved pellet”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.ɾoˈsa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.ɾoˈsa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.ɾoˈsa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.ɾoˈsa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.ɾoˈsa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.ɾoˈsa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.ɾoˈsa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.ɾoˈsa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.ɾoˈsa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.ɾoˈsa(ɻ)/
Verb
encaroçar (first-person singular present encaroço, first-person singular preterite encarocei, past participle encaroçado)
- to form growths (an abnormal mass such as a tumour)
O cancro de mama encaroçou seus seios.- The breast cancer caused the formation of growths in her breast.
- to form undissolved chunks
Deixar leite fora da geladeira o encaroça.- Leaving milk outside the refrigerator causes the formation of chunks in it.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.