enjambre

See also: enjambré and Enjambre

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /enˈxam.bre/, [eŋˈxam.bɾe]
Rhymes: -ambɾe

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish ensamne (“swarm, beehive”), from Latin exāmine, singular ablative of exāmen (“swarm”). Doublet of examen, which was borrowed.

Noun

enjambre m (plural enjambres)

swarm (of bees)
crowd, multitude

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

enjambre

First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of enjambrar.
Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of enjambrar.
Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of enjambrar.

Further reading

“enjambre” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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