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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡi.su/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡi.su/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡi.su/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡi.su/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡi.so/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡi.so/
Etymology 1
Deverbal from enguiçar.
Noun
enguiço m (plural enguiços)
- curse
- breakdown
- impediment, snag
Etymology 2
Verb
enguiço
- first-person singular present indicative of enguiçar