enxaguar

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *exaquāre[1] with a change in prefix.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃaˈɡwa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ʃaˈɡwa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃaˈɡwa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ʃaˈɡwa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃaˈɡwa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃaˈɡwa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃaˈɡwa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ʃaˈɡwa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃaˈɡwa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ʃaˈɡwa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃaˈɡwa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃaˈɡwa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ʃɐˈɡwaɾ/ [ẽ.ʃɐˈɣwaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ʃɐˈɡwa.ɾi/ [ẽ.ʃɐˈɣwa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: en‧xa‧gu‧ar

Verb

enxaguar (first-person singular present (Brazilian Portuguese) enxáguo or (European Portuguese) enxaguo, first-person singular preterite enxaguei, past participle enxaguado) (transitive)

  1. to rinse (to remove soap from something using water)
  2. to wash lightly

Conjugation

References

  1. enxaguar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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