encallar

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Catalan

Etymology

From en- +‎ call +‎ -ar.

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Verb

encallar (first-person singular present encallo, first-person singular preterite encallí, past participle encallat)

  1. to get stuck, jam
  2. to run aground, become stranded
  3. (computing) to (cause to) hang or freeze
  4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to become obstructed or jammed
  5. (takes a reflexive pronoun, computing) to hang, to freeze

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Galician

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encallar (first-person singular present encallo, first-person singular preterite encallei, past participle encallado)

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ calle +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /enkaˈʝaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /enkaˈʎaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /enkaˈʃaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /enkaˈʒaɾ/

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ca‧llar

Verb

encallar (first-person singular present encallo, first-person singular preterite encallé, past participle encallado)

  1. (intransitive, reflexive, of a vessel) to run aground
  2. (figurative, intransitive, reflexive) to become stuck

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Descendants

  • Italian: incagliare

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