encalabozar

Spanish

Etymology

From en- + calabozo (dungeon, jail cell) + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /enkalaboˈθaɾ/, [ẽŋkalaβoˈθaɾ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /enkalaboˈsaɾ/, [ẽŋkalaβoˈsaɾ]

Verb

encalabozar (first-person singular present encalabozo, first-person singular preterite encalabocé, past participle encalabozado)

  1. (informal, transitive) to jail, imprison (especially in a dungeon)
    Synonym: encarcelar

Conjugation

  • Rule: z becomes a c before e.
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