encastillar

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ castillo (castle) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /enkastiˈʝaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /enkastiˈʎaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /enkastiˈʃaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /enkastiˈʒaɾ/

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧cas‧ti‧llar

Verb

encastillar (first-person singular present encastillo, first-person singular preterite encastillé, past participle encastillado)

  1. (transitive) to fortify with castles
  2. (reflexive) to hide or lock oneself up in a castle
  3. (reflexive) to stick to

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