enguiço

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡi.su/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡi.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡi.su/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡi.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡi.so/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡi.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈɡi.su/

• Hyphenation: en‧gui‧ço

Etymology 1

Deverbal of enguiçar.

Noun

enguiço m (plural enguiços)

1. curse
2. breakdown
3. impediment, snag

Etymology 2

Verb

enguiço

1. first-person singular present indicative of enguiçar