encosto

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) support, prop
2. (masculine) push
3. (masculine) a spiritual curse or jinx, or general bad luck

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of encostar

encostar

1. to support (physically)
2. to touch
3. (transitive) to close (a door) without locking it
4. to scrounge off someone

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Concepts

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support

backrest

buttressing

prop

rest

stanchion

stand

abutment

Synonyms

apoio

espaldar

amparo

suporte

Translations

support

appoggio

supporto

soporte

respaldo

apoyo

Rückenlehne

dossier

Lehne

esquena

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υποστήριγμα

appui

στήριγμα

piédestal

Stütze

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ẽˈkos.tu/

Etymology

Deverbal from encostar.