Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese esconjurar, corresponding to es- +‎ conjurar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.kõ.ʒuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [is.kõ.ʒuˈɾa(h)], /es.kõ.ʒuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [es.kõ.ʒuˈɾa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.kõ.ʒuˈɾa(ɾ)/, /es.kõ.ʒuˈɾa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.kõ.ʒuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [iʃ.kõ.ʒuˈɾa(χ)], /eʃ.kõ.ʒuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [eʃ.kõ.ʒuˈɾa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.kõ.ʒuˈɾa(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: es‧con‧ju‧rar

Verb

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esconjurar (first-person singular present esconjuro, first-person singular preterite esconjurei, past participle esconjurado)

  1. to exorcise
    Synonym: exorcizar
  2. to cast a spell
    Synonym: enfeitiçar
  3. to curse
    Synonym: amaldiçoar
    Antonym: abençoar

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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