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encaje.

lace (in a garment, material, etc.)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/enˈkaxe/[ẽŋˈka.xe]

  1. lace (in a garment, material, etc.)

    masculine

  2. fitting

    masculine
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 encajardeverb. Spanish encaje Deverbal from encajar (“to insert”).

verb/enˈkaxe/[ẽŋˈka.xe]

  1. inflection of encajar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of encajar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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