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encrenca.

trouble

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ẽˈkɾẽ.kɐ/Brazil/ĩˈkɾẽ.kɐ/Brazil/ẽˈkɾẽ.kɐ/Portugal
  1. trouble

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Many authors point to a back-formation from encrencar, although some end up making a circular etymology. A popular folk etymology states it comes from Yiddish אַ קרענק (a krenk, “a disease”).

verb/ẽˈkɾẽ.kɐ/Brazil/ĩˈkɾẽ.kɐ/Brazil/ẽˈkɾẽ.kɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of encrencar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of encrencar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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