enchente

Alternative forms

• enchenta

Etymology

encher (“to fill”) +‎ -ente, from Old Galician-Portuguese encher, from Latin impleō (“to fill up”).

Noun

enchente f (plural enchentes)

1. Alternative form of enchenta

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “enchente”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “enchente”, 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), “enchente”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “enchente”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology

From encher (“to fill”) +‎ -ente.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: en‧chen‧te

Noun

enchente f (plural enchentes)

1. flood (overflow of water)

   Synonyms: cheia, inundação

   Antonyms: seca, estiagem