encanto

See also: encantó and en canto

Catalan

Verb

encanto

1. first-person singular present indicative of encantar

Galician

Etymology

Back-formation from encantar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eŋˈkanto̝/
• Hyphenation: en‧can‧to

Noun

encanto m (plural encantos)

1. (folklore) apparition; otherworldly entity

   Synonym: moura

2. charm; spell; enchantment (a magical effect on someone or something)

   Synonym: feitizo

Verb

encanto

1. first-person singular present indicative of encantar

References

• “encanto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “encanto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “encanto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “encanto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Further reading

• “encanto” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈkɐ̃.tu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈkɐ̃.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈkɐ̃.tu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈkɐ̃.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈkɐ̃.to/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈkɐ̃.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈkɐ̃.tu/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
• Hyphenation: en‧can‧to

Etymology 1

Deverbal from encantar.

Noun

encanto m (plural encantos)

1. something that is charming, enchanting
2. a feeling of joy when coming across something pleasant or charming; delight; pleasantness
3. (fiction, paranormal) charm; spell; enchantment (a magical effect on someone or something)

   Synonyms: encantamento, feitiço

Etymology 2

Verb

encanto

1. first-person singular present indicative of encantar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enˈkanto/ [ẽŋˈkãn̪.t̪o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -anto
• Syllabification: en‧can‧to

Etymology 1

Deverbal from encantar. Cognate with Portuguese encanto and Italian incanto.

Noun

encanto m (plural encantos)

1. charm, captivation
2. spell, enchantment
3. (folklore) apparition, otherworldly entity
4. (endearing) sweetie, doll

Etymology 2

Verb

encanto

1. first-person singular present indicative of encantar

Further reading

• “encanto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014