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Portuguese
Etymology
Possibly from Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (inweitjan) or from Vulgar Latin *inīquitiāre.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡiˈsa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡiˈsa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡiˈsa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡiˈsa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡiˈsa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡiˈsa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡiˈsa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡiˈsa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡiˈsa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡiˈsa(ɻ)/
Verb
enguiçar (first-person singular present enguiço, first-person singular preterite enguicei, past participle enguiçado)
- to evil-eye (to cast an evil eye)
- Synonyms: mau olhar, quebrantar
- (Brazil) to break (to stop functioning properly)
- Synonyms: estragar, quebrar
- to stunt a vegetable (to hinder the growth of)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.