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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /enˈθinto/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /enˈsinto/
- Rhymes: -into
- Syllabification: en‧cin‧to
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin incīncta, feminine perfect passive participle of incingō. Compare Italian incinta, Spanish encinta, French enceinte.
Adjective
encinto (feminine encinta, masculine plural encintos, feminine plural encintas)
- (formal) pregnant
- Synonyms: embarazado, preñado
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
encinto
- first-person singular present indicative of encintar