encravar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From en- +‎ cravo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɾaˈva(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kɾaˈva(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɾaˈva(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kɾaˈva(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɾaˈva(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɾaˈva(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɾaˈva(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kɾaˈva(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɾaˈva(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kɾaˈva(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɾaˈva(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɾaˈva(ɻ)/
 

Verb

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encravar (first-person singular present encravo, first-person singular preterite encravei, past participle encravado)

  1. (transitive) to stick into (to push something pointy into something such that it becomes stuck)
    Synonyms: cravar, fincar
  2. (transitive) to nail; to nail down (to attach something with nails)
    Synonym: pregar
  3. (transitive) to encrust (to inset gems or similar into an object)
    Synonym: incrustar
  4. (intransitive, of a toenail or hair) to become ingrown

Conjugation

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