engrunhar
Portuguese, verb[ẽ(ŋ)ɡɾũˈɲãɾ]
engrunhar is spelled E-N-G-R-U-N-H-A-R (9 letters). Engrunhar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to shrink” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “encolher o corpo ou uma parte, estar engorgido”.
What does engrunhar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to shrink
- 2
to shrink
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. encolher o corpo ou uma parte, estar engorgido 2. diminuir o tamanho ao secar fazendo rugas 3. enrugar, embrulhar apertando sem muito jeito
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 engrunhar
- engrunho first-person present singular
- engrunhei first-person preterite singular
- engrunhado participle past
- engrunhares infinitive second-person singular
- engrunharmos first-person infinitive plural
- engrunhardes infinitive plural second-person
- engrunharem infinitive plural third-person
- engrunhando gerund
- engrunhados masculine participle past
- engrunhada feminine participle past
- engrunhadas feminine participle past
- engrunhas indicative present second-person
- engrunha indicative present singular
- engrunhamos first-person indicative plural
- engrunhais indicative plural present
- engrunham indicative plural present
- engrunhava first-person imperfect indicative
- engrunhavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce engrunhar?
- [ẽ(ŋ)ɡɾũˈɲãɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.