encafifar
Portuguese, verb/ẽ.ka.fiˈfa(ʁ)/
encafifar is spelled E-N-C-A-F-I-F-A-R (9 letters). Encafifar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to shame (to induce shyness) or to become ashamed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “encher de timidez”.
What does encafifar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to shame (to induce shyness) or to become ashamed
- 2
to become angry
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. encher de timidez 2. não obter êxito
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of encafifar
- encafifo first-person present singular
- encafifei first-person preterite singular
- encafifado participle past
- encafifares infinitive second-person singular
- encafifarmos first-person infinitive plural
- encafifardes infinitive plural second-person
- encafifarem infinitive plural third-person
- encafifando gerund
- encafifados masculine participle past
- encafifada feminine participle past
- encafifadas feminine participle past
- encafifas indicative present second-person
- encafifa indicative present singular
- encafifamos first-person indicative plural
- encafifais indicative plural present
- encafifam indicative plural present
- encafifava first-person imperfect indicative
- encafifavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce encafifar?
- Brazil /ẽ.ka.fiˈfa(ʁ)/
- Brazil [ẽ.ka.fiˈfa(h)]
- Brazil /ĩ.ka.fiˈfa(ʁ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.