encanto

See also: encantó and en canto

Catalan

Verb

encanto

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Galician

Etymology

Back-formation from encantar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eŋˈkanto̝/
• Hyphenation: en‧can‧to

Noun

encanto m (plural encantos)

1. (folklore) apparition; otherwordly entity

   Synonym: mouro

2. charm; spell; enchantment (a magical effect on someone or something)

   Synonym: feitizo

Verb

encanto

1. first-person singular present indicative of encantar

Further reading

• “encanto”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

References

• “encanto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
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• “encanto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Back-formation from encantar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ẽ.ˈkɐ̃.tu/
• IPA^(key): /ẽ.ˈkɐ̃.tu/, /ĩ.ˈkɐ̃.tu/
• Hyphenation: en‧can‧to

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Noun

encanto m (plural s)

1. something that is charming, enchanting
2. a feeling of joy when coming across something pleasant or charming; delight; pleasantness
3. (fiction, paranormal) charm; spell; enchantment (a magical effect on someone or something)

   Synonyms: encantamento, feitiço

Verb

encanto

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Spanish

Etymology

Back-formation from encantar. Cognate with Portuguese encanto and Italian incanto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enˈkanto/ [ẽŋˈkãn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -anto
• Hyphenation: en‧can‧to

Noun

encanto m (plural encantos)

1. charm
2. spell

Verb

encanto

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of encantar.