esconjuro
Portuguese, noun/is.kõˈʒu.ɾu/
esconjuro is spelled E-S-C-O-N-J-U-R-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written Portuguese, the 150,070th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Esconjuro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “exorcism (ritual driving out of evil spirits)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of esconjurar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “conjuro, maldição”.
What does esconjuro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineexorcism (ritual driving out of evil spirits)
- 2
masculinespell, incantation (words or a formula supposed to have magical powers)
- 3
masculinecurse (a prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of esconjurar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. conjuro, maldição 2. exorcismo
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 esconjuro
- esconjuros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce esconjuro?
- Brazil /is.kõˈʒu.ɾu/
- Brazil /es.kõˈʒu.ɾu/
- /iʃ.kõˈʒu.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is esconjuro in Portuguese?
esconjuro appears about once in every 26 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).