engalfinhar
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain.
Pronunciation edit
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaw.fĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡaʊ̯.fĩˈj̃a(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaw.fĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡaʊ̯.fĩˈj̃a(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaw.fĩˈɲa(ɾ)/ [ẽ.ɡaʊ̯.fĩˈj̃a(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaw.fĩˈɲa(ɾ)/ [ĩ.ɡaʊ̯.fĩˈj̃a(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaw.fĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡaʊ̯.fĩˈj̃a(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaw.fĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡaʊ̯.fĩˈj̃a(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaw.fiˈɲa(ɻ)/ [ẽ.ɡaʊ̯.fiˈɲa(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaw.fiˈɲa(ɻ)/ [ĩ.ɡaʊ̯.fiˈɲa(ɻ)]
- Hyphenation: en‧gal‧fi‧nhar
Verb edit
engalfinhar (first-person singular present engalfinho, first-person singular preterite engalfinhei, past participle engalfinhado)
- to grab at, take hold
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, informal) to tussle
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of engalfinhar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
References edit
- “engalfinhar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- “engalfinhar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “engalfinhar” in Dicionário Online de Português.
- “engalfinhar” in Dicionário inFormal.