encomenda

Portuguese

/ẽ.ko.ˈmẽ.dɐ/, /ẽ.ku.ˈmẽ.dɐ/

noun
Definitions
  • order commercial request for some product or service
  • a product that has been ordered
  • (Afro-Brazilian religions) a ritual spell or curse

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese encomenda.

Origin

Old Portuguese

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