acanhar

Portuguese

Etymology

a- + canho + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kɜˈj̃aɾ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ca‧nhar

Verb

acanhar (first-person singular present indicative acanho, past participle acanhado)

  1. (transitive) to atrophy; to hinder the development [of]
  2. (transitive) to embarrass; to make shy.

Conjugation

References

  • Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa. São Paulo: Encyclopaedia Britannica do Brasil Publicações Ltda., 1976.
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