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encajar.

to insert, put into

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/enkaˈxaɾ/[ẽŋ.kaˈxaɾ]
  1. to insert, put into

  2. to fit, to dovetail

  3. to push in

  4. to make sense, add up, be reasonable

  5. to give; to deliver (a hit, punch, kick etc.)

  6. to fit in

    intransitive
  7. to fit; squeeze (into)

    reflexive
  8. to pull on; slip on (clothes)

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old Spanish en- Spanish en- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Proto-Italic *kapsos Latin capsa Old Catalan caixa Catalan caixabor.? ▲ Latin capsader. Occitan caissabor.? Spanish caja Spanish -ar Spanish encajar From en- + caja + -ar. Compare English encase.

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