encastar

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to insert, to embed
  2. (figuratively, transitive) to plant, to press up against

Frequency

33k
Pronounced as (IPA)
[əŋ.kəsˈta]
Etymology

In summary

From earlier encastrar, from Late Latin incastrāre, from castrō (“to prune”). Cognate with Italian incastrare (“to insert, embed”).

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