"encanto" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /enˈkanto/, [ẽŋˈkãn̪.t̪o] Forms: encantos [plural]
Rhymes: -anto Etymology: Deverbal from encantar. Cognate with Portuguese encanto and Italian incanto. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|es|encantar}} Deverbal from encantar, {{cog|pt|encanto}} Portuguese encanto, {{cog|it|incanto}} Italian incanto Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} encanto m (plural encantos)
  1. charm, captivation Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-encanto-es-noun-cXn41GsU
  2. spell, enchantment Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-encanto-es-noun-zYDipXAx
  3. (folklore) apparition, otherworldly entity Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-encanto-es-noun-BNtBlqdJ Categories (other): Folklore, Fantasy, Occult Disambiguation of Fantasy: 3 3 45 3 17 30 Disambiguation of Occult: 4 4 40 4 23 26 Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences
  4. (endearing) sweetie, doll Tags: endearing, masculine
    Sense id: en-encanto-es-noun-usKLLXUb
  5. (in the plural) good looks Tags: in-plural, masculine
    Sense id: en-encanto-es-noun-ATDzXub5 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish deverbals, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 23 1 1 11 1 9 1 11 7 1 1 1 22 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 1 0 13 1 10 1 13 8 0 1 0 25 13 Disambiguation of Spanish deverbals: 19 2 9 2 68 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 14 1 7 2 50 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /enˈkanto/, [ẽŋˈkãn̪.t̪o]
Rhymes: -anto Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} encanto
  1. first-person singular present indicative of encantar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: encantar
    Sense id: en-encanto-es-verb-jk8xOj14 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 23 1 1 11 1 9 1 11 7 1 1 1 22 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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