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Portuguese
Etymology
Uncertain.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaw.fĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaw.fĩˈɲa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaw.fĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaw.fĩˈɲa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaw.fĩˈɲa(ɾ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaw.fĩˈɲa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaw.fĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaw.fĩˈɲa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaw.fiˈɲa(ɻ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaw.fiˈɲa(ɻ)/
- Hyphenation: en‧gal‧fi‧nhar
Verb
engalfinhar (first-person singular present engalfinho, first-person singular preterite engalfinhei, past participle engalfinhado)
- to grab at, take hold
- (pronominal, informal) to tussle
Conjugation
References
- “engalfinhar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “engalfinhar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “engalfinhar”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
- “engalfinhar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025