enguiçar

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enguiçar

/ẽ.ɡi.ˈsaɾ/ Portugal

verb enguiçando · enguiçado · enguiço · enguiças · enguiça · enguiçamos

causar mau-olhado; causar azar, maleficiar; ser má influência
passar ou pular por riba
dificultar ou tolher o desenvolvimento
hostilizar com, antipatizar
Brazil avariar o funcionamento de um aparelho
São Tomé, Príncipe incomodar com ruídos

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evil-eye to cast an evil eye upon

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@misc{enguic_ar_2026,
  title = {enguiçar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/engui%C3%A7ar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}