Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From en- +‎ sabão +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.sa.boˈa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.sa.boˈa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.sa.boˈa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.sa.boˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.sa.boˈa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.sa.boˈa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.sa.boˈa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.sa.boˈa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.sa.boˈa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.sa.boˈa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.sa.boˈa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.sa.boˈa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.sɐˈbwaɾ/ [ẽ.sɐˈβwaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.sɐˈbwa.ɾi/ [ẽ.sɐˈβwa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: en‧sa‧bo‧ar

Verb edit

ensaboar (first-person singular present ensaboo, first-person singular preterite ensaboei, past participle ensaboado)

  1. (transitive) to soap (to apply soap in washing)

Conjugation edit

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