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encosto.

support, prop

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ẽˈkos.tu/Brazil/ĩˈkos.tu/Brazil/ẽˈkoʃ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro/ĩˈkoʃ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. support, prop

    masculine

  2. push

    masculine

  3. a spiritual curse or jinx, or general bad luck

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from encostar.

verb/ẽˈkɔs.tu/Brazil/ĩˈkɔs.tu/Brazil/ẽˈkɔʃ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro/ĩˈkɔʃ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of encostar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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