Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From en- +‎ calvo (bald) +‎ -ecer.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kaw.veˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kaʊ̯.veˈse(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kaw.veˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kaʊ̯.veˈse(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kaw.veˈse(ɾ)/ [ẽ.kaʊ̯.veˈse(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kaw.veˈse(ɾ)/ [ĩ.kaʊ̯.veˈse(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kaw.veˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kaʊ̯.veˈse(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kaw.veˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kaʊ̯.veˈse(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kaw.veˈse(ɻ)/ [ẽ.kaʊ̯.veˈse(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kaw.veˈse(ɻ)/ [ĩ.kaʊ̯.veˈse(ɻ)]
 

  • Hyphenation: en‧cal‧ve‧cer

Verb edit

encalvecer (first-person singular present encalveço, first-person singular preterite encalveci, past participle encalvecido)

  1. (intransitive) to balden (to become bald)

Conjugation edit