encandear

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- +‎ candeia +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kɐ̃.deˈa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kɐ̃.deˈa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.kɐ̃ˈdjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.kɐ̃ˈdja.ɾi/

Verb

encandear (first-person singular present encandeio, first-person singular preterite encandeei, past participle encandeado)

  1. (transitive) to dazzle, to daze
  2. (transitive, figurative) to stun, to fascinate, to set ablaze
  3. (intransitive, pronominal) to be dazzled

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • encandeamento

Further reading