encurralar

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- +‎ curral +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ku.ʁaˈla(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ku.haˈla(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ku.ʁaˈla(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ku.haˈla(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ku.ʁaˈla(ɾ)/ [ẽ.ku.haˈla(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ku.ʁaˈla(ɾ)/ [ĩ.ku.haˈla(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ku.ʁaˈla(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ku.χaˈla(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ku.ʁaˈla(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ku.χaˈla(χ)]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ku.ʁaˈla(ɻ)/ [ẽ.ku.haˈla(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ku.ʁaˈla(ɻ)/ [ĩ.ku.haˈla(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ku.ʁɐˈlaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ku.ʁɐˈla.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: en‧cur‧ra‧lar

Verb

encurralar (first-person singular present encurralo, first-person singular preterite encurralei, past participle encurralado)

  1. (transitive) to lead to a corral (enclosure for animals)
  2. (transitive) to surround, to besiege, to corner
    Synonyms: acuar, acurralar, cercar, encerrar
  3. (reflexive) to be surrounded

Conjugation

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