esconjuro
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.kõˈʒu.ɾu/, /es.kõˈʒu.ɾu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.kõˈʒu.ɾu/, /eʃ.kõˈʒu.ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.kõˈʒu.ɾo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kõˈʒu.ɾu/
- Hyphenation: es‧con‧ju‧ro
Etymology 1
Deverbal from esconjurar.
Noun
esconjuro m (plural esconjuros)
- exorcism (ritual driving out of evil spirits)
- Synonym: exorcismo
- spell, incantation (words or a formula supposed to have magical powers)
- Synonym: feitiço
- curse (a prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone)
- Synonym: maldição
Etymology 2
Verb
esconjuro
- first-person singular present indicative of esconjurar
Further reading
- “esconjuro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “esconjuro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026