ensaio

From Old Galician-Portuguese enssayo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō. Compare Portuguese ensaio and Spanish ensayo.

• IPA^(key): [enˈsajʊ]

ensaio m (plural ensaios)

1. essay (written composition)
2. an instance of practicing, rehearsal
3. tryout, test
4. excessive longitude of a net in comparison to the headline and the footrope, which allows it to form pockets

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “enssayo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “enssay”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ensaio”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ensaio”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ensaio”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

From Old Galician-Portuguese *eisaio, from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō.

• Rhymes: -aju
• Hyphenation: en‧sai‧o

ensaio m (plural ensaios)

1. essay (written composition)

   Synonym: dissertação

2. an instance of practicing, rehearsal

   Synonyms: treino, treinamento, experiência, prova, ensaiamento

3. a trial or test

   um balão de ensaio ― a trial balloon

• ensaiado
• ensaiamento
• ensaiar
• ensaísta

ensaio

1. first-person singular present indicative of ensaiar