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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ko.le(j)ˈɾa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ko.le(j)ˈɾa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ko.le(j)ˈɾa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ko.le(j)ˈɾa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ko.le(j)ˈɾa(ɾ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ko.le(j)ˈɾa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ko.le(j)ˈɾa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ko.le(j)ˈɾa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ko.le(j)ˈɾa(ɻ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ko.le(j)ˈɾa(ɻ)/
- Hyphenation: en‧co‧lei‧rar
Verb
encoleirar (first-person singular present encoleiro, first-person singular preterite encoleirei, past participle encoleirado)
- to leash (to fasten or secure with a leash)
- (figurative) to wrap around one's little finger (to successfully control or influence)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.