encaroçado

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From encaroçar (to form pellets; to form growths) +‎ -ado (-ated), from caroço (hard seed; growth; undissolved pellet).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.ɾoˈsa.du/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.ɾoˈsa.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.ɾoˈsa.do/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.ɾoˈsa.do/

Adjective

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encaroçado (feminine encaroçada, masculine plural encaroçados, feminine plural encaroçadas)

  1. containing undissolved pellets
    Esta massa está muito encaroçada, melhor amassá-la mais.
    This dough has too many pellets, better knead it more.
  2. containing growths (abnormal masses, such as a tumours)
    O oncologista diagnosticou o cancro ao ver o seio encaroçado.
    The oncologist diagnosed the cancer when he saw the breast full of growths.
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Participle

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encaroçado (feminine encaroçada, masculine plural encaroçados, feminine plural encaroçadas)

  1. past participle of encaroçar