enroscar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From en- +‎ rosca +‎ -ar.

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enroscar (first-person singular present enrosco, first-person singular preterite enrosquí, past participle enroscat); root stress: (Central, Balearic) /ɔ/; (Valencia) /o/

  1. (transitive) to coil
  2. (transitive) to screw in/together

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁosˈka(ʁ)/ [ẽ.hosˈka(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁosˈka(ʁ)/ [ĩ.hosˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁosˈka(ɾ)/ [ẽ.hosˈka(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁosˈka(ɾ)/ [ĩ.hosˈka(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁoʃˈka(ʁ)/ [ẽ.χoʃˈka(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁoʃˈka(ʁ)/ [ĩ.χoʃˈka(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁosˈka(ɻ)/ [ẽ.hosˈka(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁosˈka(ɻ)/ [ĩ.hosˈka(ɻ)]
 

  • Hyphenation: en‧ros‧car

Verb

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enroscar (first-person singular present enrosco, first-person singular preterite enrosquei, past participle enroscado)

  1. to coil up
    • 1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho:
      Enroscado sobre si mesmo, como se tivesse querido proteger o derradeiro calor do ventre, não se moveu apesar da chuva que começara a cair mais grossa.
      Coiled up around himself, as if he had wanted to protect the last warmth of his belly, he did not move despite the rain, which had started falling more heavily.

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From en- +‎ rosca +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /enrosˈkaɾ/ [ẽn.rosˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ros‧car

Verb

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enroscar (first-person singular present enrosco, first-person singular preterite enrosqué, past participle enroscado)

  1. to screw in
    Antonym: desenroscar
  2. to coil; to coil up
    Antonym: desenroscar

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