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Portuguese
Etymology
From en- + corpo + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.koʁˈpa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.koʁˈpa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.koʁˈpa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.koʁˈpa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.koɾˈpa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.koɾˈpa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.koʁˈpa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.koʁˈpa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.koɻˈpa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.koɻˈpa(ɻ)/
Verb
encorpar (first-person singular present encorpo, first-person singular preterite encorpei, past participle encorpado)
- (transitive) to thicken (to make denser)
Encorparam o ensopado com batatas.- They thickened the stew with potatoes.
- (intransitive) to fill out (to have one’s physique expand)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.