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encanar.

to conduct (liquid) through a tube, canal or aqueduct; to pipe

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ẽ.kaˈna(ʁ)/Brazil[ẽ.kaˈna(h)]Brazil/ĩ.kaˈna(ʁ)/Brazil[ĩ.kaˈna(h)]Brazil
  1. to conduct (liquid) through a tube, canal or aqueduct; to pipe

    transitive
  2. to cut grooves in (a column) lengthwise

    transitive
  3. to orient in a given direction

    transitive
  4. to drink (too much wine)

    Portugal · colloquial · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old Galician-Portuguese en- Portuguese en- Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm)bor. Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă)bor. Latin canna Old Galician-Portuguese cana Portuguese cana Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Old Galician-Portuguese -o Portuguese -o Portuguese cano Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old Galician-Portuguese -ar Portuguese -ar Portuguese encanar From en- + cano + -ar.

verb/ẽ.kaˈna(ʁ)/Brazil[ẽ.kaˈna(h)]Brazil/ĩ.kaˈna(ʁ)/Brazil[ĩ.kaˈna(h)]Brazil
  1. to splint (a broken bone)

    transitive
  2. to put in prison, to imprison, to incarcerate, to jail

    Brazil · colloquial · transitive
  3. to acquire characteristics of cane (of corn, etc.)

    intransitive · transitive
  4. to worry, to preoccupy oneself

    Brazil · colloquial · intransitive · reflexive · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old Galician-Portuguese en- Portuguese en- Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm)bor. Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă)bor. Latin canna Old Galician-Portuguese cana Portuguese cana Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old Galician-Portuguese -ar Portuguese -ar Portuguese encanar From en- + cana + -ar. The colloquial sense "to imprison" comes from Brazilian slang cana (“prison, jail”).

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