hincar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to nail, drive, thrust
2. (reflexive) to kneel down

Concepts

thrust

drive

pierce

drive in

drive into

erect

fall

found

hurl

indicate

initiate

jab

mark

pin

plant

🌱

point

poke

prick

prod

puncture

set

stab

stack

sting

swell

wound

begin

knock in

burn

dig

Synonyms

clavar

meter

punzar

pinchar

aguijonear

apuñalar

picar

establecer

fijar

fundar

iniciar

penetrar

situar

trasplantar

escarmenar

acuchillar

🔪

indigestar

afianzar

apuntar

caer

carpintear

consolidar

crear

Hyphenated as

hin‧car

Pronounced as (IPA)

/inˈkaɾ/

Etymology

From earlier fincar, from Old Spanish fincar, from Vulgar Latin *fīg(i)cāre, frequentative based on Latin fīgere (“drive in, fix in place”). Doublet of ficar. The /n/ may be due to the influence of Latin fingere and its derivatives.