encarnado

See also: Encarnado

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Ecclesiastical Latin incarnātus, past participle of incarnō (“to make or become incarnate; to make into flesh”), from in- + Latin carō (“flesh”). Compare archaic Spanish encarnado, Asturian encarnáu.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kaʁˈna.du/ [ẽ.kaɦˈna.du], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kaʁˈna.du/ [ĩ.kaɦˈna.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kaʁˈna.du/ [ẽ.kaɦˈna.du], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kaʁˈna.du/ [ĩ.kaɦˈna.du]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kaɾˈna.du/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kaɾˈna.du/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kaʁˈna.du/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kaʁˈna.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kaɻˈna.do/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kaɻˈna.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.kɐɾˈna.du/ [ẽ.kɐɾˈna.ðu]

• Hyphenation: en‧car‧na‧do

Adjective

encarnado (feminine encarnada, masculine plural encarnados, feminine plural encarnadas, not comparable)

1. red

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vermelho

2. incarnate (embodied in flesh)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:encarnado.

Related terms

• carne
• desencarnado
• desencarnar
• encarnação
• encarnar
• espírito
• possuir

Noun

encarnado m (plural encarnados)

1. (uncountable) red (colour)

   Synonyms: escarlate, vermelho

2. a person with a physical body, as opposed to a ghost or spirit
3. a spirit which is possessing someone

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:encarnado.

Participle

encarnado (feminine encarnada, masculine plural encarnados, feminine plural encarnadas)

1. past participle of encarnar

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)

branco, alvo, cândido	cinza, gris, cinzento	preto, negro, atro
vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim	laranja, cor de laranja; castanho, marrom	amarelo, lúteo; creme, ocre
verde-limão	verde	verde-água; verde-menta
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo	azul-bebê, azul-celeste	azul, índigo, anil
violeta, lilás	magenta; roxo, púrpura	rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin incarnātus, perfect passive participle of incarnō (“to make or become incarnate; I make into flesh”), from in- + Latin carō (“flesh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enkaɾˈnado/ [ẽŋ.kaɾˈna.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: en‧car‧na‧do

Adjective

encarnado (feminine encarnada, masculine plural encarnados, feminine plural encarnadas)

1. ingrown

Derived terms

• trébol encarnado

Participle

encarnado (feminine encarnada, masculine plural encarnados, feminine plural encarnadas)

1. past participle of encarnar

Further reading

• “encarnado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10