encolher

From Old Portuguese encoller, en- (“in-”) + coller (“collect”), from Latin colligō (“I collect”), from con- + legō (“bring together, gather, collect”), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-.

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌẽ.ko.ˈʎe(ɻ)/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌẽ.ku.ˈʎeɾ/

encolher (first-person singular present indicative encolho, past participle encolhido)

1. (intransitive) to shrink; to become smaller
2. (transitive) to shrink; to cause something to become smaller

• (intransitive): diminuir, retrair, contrair, reduzir, entanguir
• (transitive): diminuir, reduzir, encurtar

• (both): aumentar

• encolhedor de cabeça