encaje

See also: encajé

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enˈkaxe/ [ẽŋˈka.xe]
  • Rhymes: -axe
  • Syllabification: en‧ca‧je

Etymology 1

Deverbal from encajar (“to insert”).

Noun

encaje m (plural encajes)

  1. fitting
  2. lace (in a garment, material, etc.)
    Synonym: blonda
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Cebuano: engkahe
  • → Tagalog: engkahe
  • → Tausug: ingkahi
  • → Yakan: ingkahi

Etymology 2

Verb

encaje

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

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