encanto
Catalan
Galician
Etymology
Back-formation from encantar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eŋˈkanto̝/
- Hyphenation: en‧can‧to
Noun
encanto m (plural encantos)
- (folklore) apparition; otherwordly entity
- Synonym: mouro
- charm; spell; enchantment (a magical effect on someone or something)
- Synonym: feitizo
Further reading
- “encanto” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
References
- “encanto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “encanto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “encanto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “encanto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
Back-formation from encantar.
Pronunciation
Noun
encanto m (plural encantos)
- something that is charming, enchanting
- a feeling of joy when coming across something pleasant or charming; delight; pleasantness
- (fiction, paranormal) charm; spell; enchantment (a magical effect on someone or something)
- Synonyms: encantamento, feitiço
Spanish
Etymology
Back-formation from encantar. Cognate with Portuguese encanto and Italian incanto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /enˈkanto/, [ẽŋˈkãn̪t̪o]
- Rhymes: -anto
- Hyphenation: en‧can‧to
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