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Etymology edit

From en- + Latin tenebrēscere (to darken, to become dark) (a borrowing), from tenebrae (darkness). Compare inherited Spanish tinieblas.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /entenebɾeˈθeɾ/ [ẽn̪.t̪e.ne.β̞ɾeˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /entenebɾeˈseɾ/ [ẽn̪.t̪e.ne.β̞ɾeˈseɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧te‧ne‧bre‧cer

Verb edit

entenebrecer (first-person singular present entenebrezco, first-person singular preterite entenebrecí, past participle entenebrecido)

  1. (transitive) to darken
    Antonym: aclarar

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