encanto

== Catalan == === Verb === encanto first-person singular present indicative of encantar == Galician == === Etymology === Back-formation from encantar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eŋˈkanto/ [eŋˈkɑn̪.t̪ʊ] Rhymes: -anto Hyphenation: en‧can‧to === Noun === encanto m (plural encantos) (folklore) apparition; otherworldly entity Synonym: moura charm; spell; enchantment (a magical effect on someone or something) Synonym: feitizo === Verb === encanto first-person singular present indicative of encantar === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “encanto”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “encanto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “encanto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “encanto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN === Further reading === “encanto”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu Hyphenation: en‧can‧to === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from encantar. ==== Noun ==== encanto m (plural encantos) something that is charming, enchanting a feeling of joy when coming across something pleasant or charming; delight; pleasantness (fiction, paranormal) charm; spell; enchantment (a magical effect on someone or something) Synonyms: encantamento, feitiço === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== encanto first-person singular present indicative of encantar === Further reading === “encanto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “encanto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enˈkanto/ [ẽŋˈkãn̪.t̪o] Rhymes: -anto Syllabification: en‧can‧to === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from encantar. Cognate with Portuguese encanto and Italian incanto. ==== Noun ==== encanto m (plural encantos) charm, captivation spell, enchantment (folklore) apparition, otherworldly entity (endearing) sweetie, doll (in the plural) good looks === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== encanto first-person singular present indicative of encantar === Further reading === “encanto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025