encaroçado

Portuguese

Etymology

Encaroçar (“to form pellets; to form growths”) +‎ -ado (“-ated”), from caroço (“hard seed; growth; undissolved pellet”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ˌka.ɾo.ˈsa.du/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ˌka.ɾo.ˈsa.do/

Adjective

encaroçado m (feminine singular encaroçada, masculine plural encaroçados, feminine plural encaroçadas, comparable)

containing undissolved pellets
Esta massa está muito encaroçada, melhor amassá-la mais.
This dough has too many pellets, better knead it more.
containing growths (abnormal masses, such as a tumours)
O oncologista diagnosticou o cancro ao ver o seio encaroçado.
The oncologist diagnosed the cancer when he saw the breast full of growths.

Related terms

Verb

encaroçado (feminine singular encaroçada, masculine plural encaroçados, feminine plural encaroçadas)

Masculine singular past participle of encaroçar

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