encarnado

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

• 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)

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

Participle

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

1. past participle of encarnar

See also

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

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