enxaguar

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Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *exaquāre[1] with a change in prefix.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃaˈɡwa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃaˈɡwa(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃaˈɡwa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃaˈɡwa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃaˈɡwa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃaˈɡwa(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃaˈɡwa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃaˈɡwa(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: en‧xa‧gu‧ar

Verb

enxaguar (first-person singular present (Brazilian Portuguese) enxáguo or (European Portuguese) enxaguo, first-person singular preterite enxaguei, past participle enxaguado) (transitive)

  1. to rinse (to remove soap from something using water)
  2. to wash lightly

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ enxaguar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024