encalecer

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- + calo (callus, noun) + -ecer. Compare Spanish encallecer.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.leˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ka.leˈse(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.leˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ka.leˈse(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.leˈse(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.leˈse(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.leˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ka.leˈse(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.leˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ka.leˈse(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.leˈse(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.leˈse(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.kɐ.lɨˈseɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.kɐ.lɨˈse.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: en‧ca‧le‧cer

Verb

encalecer (first-person singular present encaleço, first-person singular preterite encaleci, past participle encalecido)

  1. to callus (to form hardened tissue)
    Synonym: calejar

Conjugation

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