Portuguese

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Etymology

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From en- +‎ cabeça (head) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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encabeçar (first-person singular present encabeço, first-person singular preterite encabecei, past participle encabeçado)

  1. to lead, to head
  2. to convince, to persuade

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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