enjambement
Portuguese, noun/ɐ̃.ʒɐ̃.beˈmɐ̃/
enjambement is spelled E-N-J-A-M-B-E-M-E-N-T (11 letters). Enjambement is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “enjambment (technique whereby a sentence is carried over to the next verse without pause)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “partição de uma frase no final de um verso ou estrofe, desrespeitando as fronteiras dos sintagmas, colocando…”.
What does enjambement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineenjambment (technique whereby a sentence is carried over to the next verse without pause)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. partição de uma frase no final de um verso ou estrofe, desrespeitando as fronteiras dos sintagmas, colocando um termo do sintagma no verso anterior e um no verso seguinte
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.
How do you pronounce enjambement?
- Brazil /ɐ̃.ʒɐ̃.beˈmɐ̃/
- Portugal /ɐ̃.ʒɐ̃.bɨˈmɐ̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to enjambement
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.