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Portuguese
Etymology
From en- + ferrugem (“rust”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fe.ʁuˈʒa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fe.ʁuˈʒa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fe.ʁuˈʒa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fe.ʁuˈʒa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fe.ʁuˈʒa(ɾ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fe.ʁuˈʒa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fe.ʁuˈʒa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fe.ʁuˈʒa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fe.ʁuˈʒa(ɻ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fe.ʁuˈʒa(ɻ)/
- Hyphenation: en‧fer‧ru‧jar
Verb
enferrujar (first-person singular present enferrujo, first-person singular preterite enferrujei, past participle enferrujado)
- (intransitive) to rust (to become rusty)
- (transitive) to rust (to cause to become rusty)
- (figurative, intransitive) to rust (to become dull or impaired by inaction)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms