encorpar

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- + corpo + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.koʁˈpa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kohˈpa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.koʁˈpa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kohˈpa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.koɾˈpa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.koɾˈpa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.koʁˈpa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.koχˈpa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.koʁˈpa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.koχˈpa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.koɻˈpa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.koɻˈpa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.kuɾˈpaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.kuɾˈpa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: en‧cor‧par

Verb

encorpar (first-person singular present encorpo, first-person singular preterite encorpei, past participle encorpado)

  1. (transitive) to thicken (to make denser)
    Encorparam o ensopado com batatas.
    They thickened the stew with potatoes.
  2. (intransitive) to fill out (to have one’s physique expand)

Conjugation

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