engrunhar
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- engrunhir
Etymology
Perhaps from Latin *irrugāre. Compare Galician engruñar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ẽ(ŋ)ɡɾũˈɲãɾ]
Verb
engrunhar (first-person singular present engrunho, first-person singular preterite engrunhei, past participle engrunhado)
- (pronominal, Minho, Trás-os-Montes) to shrink
- (transitive, Minho, Trás-os-Montes) to shrink
- Synonym: encolher
Conjugation
Conjugation of engrunhar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “engrunhar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “engrunhar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Further reading
- “engrunhar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026