enlamear

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- +‎ lama (“mud”) +‎ -ear

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.la.meˈa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.la.meˈa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.la.meˈa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.la.meˈa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.lɐˈmjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.lɐˈmjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.lɐˈmja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: en‧la‧me‧ar

Verb

enlamear (first-person singular present enlameio, first-person singular preterite enlameei, past participle enlameado)

1. (transitive) to muddy, to cover with mud
2. (transitive, figurative) to muddy (to tarnish someone's reputation)

References

• “enlamear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024