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encravar.

to stick into (to push something pointy into something such that it becomes stuck)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ẽ.kɾaˈva(ʁ)/Brazil[ẽ.kɾaˈva(h)]Brazil/ĩ.kɾaˈva(ʁ)/Brazil[ĩ.kɾaˈva(h)]Brazil
  1. to stick into (to push something pointy into something such that it becomes stuck)

    transitive
  2. to nail; to nail down (to attach something with nails)

    transitive
  3. to encrust (to inset gems or similar into an object)

    transitive
  4. to become ingrown

    intransitive
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- Portuguese cravo Portuguese -ar Portuguese encravar From en- + cravo + -ar.

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