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encargar.

to entrust

8 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/enkaɾˈɡaɾ/[ẽŋ.kaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]
  1. to entrust

    transitive
  2. to order (goods)

    transitive
  3. to handle, take care of, to deal with, to take charge of something

    reflexive
    No te preocupes. Me encargaré de ello.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrus Latin -ic- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ico Latin carricāre Vulgar Latin *incarricāre Spanish encargar Inherited from Vulgar Latin *incarricāre. By surface analysis, en- + cargar. Compare Italian incaricare, Portuguese encarregar.

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