encestar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From en- +‎ cesta (basket) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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encestar (first-person singular present encesto, first-person singular preterite encestei, past participle encestado)

  1. to throw something into a basket
  2. (basketball) to score a basket
  3. to punch out (to repeatedly hit someone or something)

Conjugation

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From en- +‎ cesto +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /enθesˈtaɾ/ [ẽn̟.θesˈt̪aɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ensesˈtaɾ/ [ẽn.sesˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ces‧tar

Verb

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encestar (first-person singular present encesto, first-person singular preterite encesté, past participle encestado)

  1. to score a basket

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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