enovelar

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- +‎ novelo (ball of thread) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.no.veˈla(ʁ)/ [e.no.veˈla(h)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.nu.vɨˈlaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.nu.bɨˈlaɾ/ [i.nu.βɨˈlaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.nu.vɨˈla.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: e‧no‧ve‧lar

Verb

enovelar (first-person singular present enovelo, first-person singular preterite enovelei, past participle enovelado)

  1. (transitive) to wind into a ball, to coil
  2. (transitive, reflexive) to tangle, to snarl

Conjugation

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