encravar

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- + cravo + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ẽ.kɾa.ˈva(ʁ)/, /ĩ-/

Verb

encravar (first-person singular present indicative encravo, past participle encravado)

  1. (transitive) to stick into (to push something pointy into something such that it becomes stuck)
    Synonyms: cravar, fincar
  2. (transitive) to nail; to nail down (to attach something with nails)
    Synonym: pregar
  3. (transitive) to encrust (to inset gems or similar into an object)
    Synonym: incrustar
  4. (intransitive, of a toenail or hair) to become ingrown

Conjugation

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