ensaio

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese enssayo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō. Compare Portuguese ensaio and Spanish ensayo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [enˈsajʊ]

Noun

ensaio m (plural ensaios)

1. essay (written composition)
2. an instance of practicing, rehearsal
3. tryout, test
4. excessive longitude of a net in comparison to the headline and the footrope, which allows it to form pockets

References

• “enssayo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “enssay” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “ensaio” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “ensaio” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “ensaio” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese *eisaio, from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈsaj.u/ [ẽˈsaɪ̯.u], (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈsaj.u/ [ĩˈsaɪ̯.u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈsaj.u/ [ẽˈsaɪ̯.u], (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈsaj.u/ [ĩˈsaɪ̯.u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈsaj.o/ [ẽˈsaɪ̯.o], (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈsaj.o/ [ĩˈsaɪ̯.o]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈsaj.u/

• Rhymes: -aju
• Hyphenation: en‧sai‧o

Noun

ensaio m (plural ensaios)

1. essay (written composition)

   Synonym: dissertação

2. an instance of practicing, rehearsal

   Synonyms: treino, treinamento, experiência, prova, ensaiamento

3. a trial or test

   um balão de ensaio ― a trial balloon

Related terms

• ensaiado
• ensaiamento
• ensaiar
• ensaísta

Etymology 2

Verb

ensaio

1. first-person singular present indicative of ensaiar