enegrecer

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From e- +‎ negro (black) +‎ -ecer. Cf. also Latin nigresco, nigrescere. Compare Spanish ennegrecer, Catalan ennegrir, ennegreixo, Italian annerire, annerisco, French noircir, noircis, Romanian înnegri, înnegresc.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.nɨ.ɡɾɨˈseɾ/ [i.nɨ.ɣɾɨˈseɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.nɨ.ɡɾɨˈse.ɾi/ [i.nɨ.ɣɾɨˈse.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: e‧ne‧gre‧cer

Verb[edit]

enegrecer (first-person singular present enegreço, first-person singular preterite enegreci, past participle enegrecido)

  1. (transitive) to blacken (to make black)
  2. (intransitive) to blacken (to become black)

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