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encanto

Definitions of encanto
  1. noun
    alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
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    belleza
    the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
  2. noun
    the quality of being good looking and attractive
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    type of:
    belleza
    the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
  3. noun
    attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
    synonyms: gancho
  4. noun
    a magical spell
    synonyms: encantamiento
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    brujería, hechicería, jorguinería, magia negra, nigromancia, salamanca
    the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
  5. noun
    a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
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    amante, enamorado
    a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
  6. noun
    a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
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    type of:
    estado mental, estado psicológico
    (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
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