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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese engrossar. By surface analysis, en- + grosso (“thick”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾoˈsa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾoˈsa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾoˈsa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾoˈsa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾoˈsa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾoˈsa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾoˈsa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾoˈsa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾoˈsa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾoˈsa(ɻ)/
Verb
engrossar (first-person singular present engrosso, first-person singular preterite engrossei, past participle engrossado)
- to thicken (make thicker)
- to thicken (become thicker)
- to thicken (make thicker, more viscous)
- to thicken (become thicker, more viscous)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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