encaroçado

/ẽkaɾoˈsadu/

adjective B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

feminine
encaroçada
plural
encaroçados

Meaning

  1. lumpy

    • O molho ficou encaroçado porque não mexi direito.

      The sauce turned out lumpy because I didn't stir it properly.

Practice

1 What does encaroçado mean?

2 Fill the gap: O molho ficou ___ porque não mexi direito.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches encaroçado?

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