"encrenca" meaning in All languages combined

See encrenca on Wiktionary

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ẽˈkɾẽ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /ĩˈkɾẽ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /ẽˈkɾẽ.kɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: encrencas [plural]
Rhymes: -ẽkɐ Etymology: Uncertain. Many authors point to a back-formation from encrencar, although some end up making a circular etymology. A popular folk etymology states it comes from Yiddish אַ קרענק (a krenk, “a disease”). Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:back-formation<unc>|encrencar|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#back-formation|Back-formation]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "encrencar", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "pt" } ], "keyword" : "back-formation" } ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "encrenca", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt" }" data-lang="pt" data-title="encrenca">, {{unc|pt}} Uncertain, {{back-formation|pt|encrencar|nocap=1|nocat=1}} back-formation from encrencar, {{lg|folk etymology}} folk etymology, {{m+|yi|אַ קרענק|t=a disease}} Yiddish אַ קרענק (a krenk, “a disease”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} encrenca f (plural encrencas)
  1. trouble Tags: feminine
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Portuguese]

IPA: /ẽˈkɾẽ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /ĩˈkɾẽ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /ẽˈkɾẽ.kɐ/ [Portugal]
Rhymes: -ẽkɐ Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|nl=1}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} encrenca
  1. inflection of encrencar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: encrencar
    Sense id: en-encrenca-pt-verb-9eifhYNx Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Portuguese entries with etymon, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 92 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 92 6 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 3 83 14 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymon: 15 78 7 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 16 68 16
  2. inflection of encrencar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: encrencar
    Sense id: en-encrenca-pt-verb-YlB-u3Oa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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