encanto
Catalan
Galician
Etymology
Back-formation from encantar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eŋˈkanto̝/
- Hyphenation: en‧can‧to
Noun
encanto m (plural encantos)
- (folklore) apparition; otherworldly entity
- Synonym: moura
- charm; spell; enchantment (a magical effect on someone or something)
- Synonym: feitizo
References
- “encanto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “encanto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “encanto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “encanto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Further reading
- “encanto”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈkɐ̃.tu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈkɐ̃.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈkɐ̃.to/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈkɐ̃.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽˈkɐ̃.tu/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
- Hyphenation: en‧can‧to
Etymology 1
Deverbal from encantar.
Noun
encanto m (plural encantos)
- something that is charming, enchanting
- a feeling of joy when coming across something pleasant or charming; delight; pleasantness
- (fiction, paranormal) charm; spell; enchantment (a magical effect on someone or something)
- Synonyms: encantamento, feitiço
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /enˈkanto/ [ẽŋˈkãn̪.t̪o]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -anto
- Syllabification: en‧can‧to
Etymology 1
Deverbal from encantar. Cognate with Portuguese encanto and Italian incanto.
Noun
encanto m (plural encantos)
- charm, captivation
- spell, enchantment
- (folklore) apparition, otherworldly entity
- (endearing) sweetie, doll
Further reading
- “encanto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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