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Portuguese
Etymology
From en- + graxa + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾaˈʃa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾaˈʃa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾaˈʃa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾaˈʃa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾaˈʃa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾaˈʃa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾaˈʃa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾaˈʃa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾaˈʃa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾaˈʃa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ɡɾaˈʃaɾ/, /ẽ.ɡɾɐˈʃaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ɡɾaˈʃa.ɾi/, /ẽ.ɡɾɐˈʃa.ɾi/
Verb
engraxar (first-person singular present engraxo, first-person singular preterite engraxei, past participle engraxado)
- to grease, lubricate
- to polish
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