hincar

Spanish

Etymology

From earlier fincar, from Old Spanish fincar, from Vulgar Latin *fīccō, *fīccāre, from earlier *fīgicō, *fīgicāre, frequentative of Latin fīgere, from fīgō (I stick in, thrust, plant). Possibly influenced phonetically by Latin fingō, fingere. See also the doublet ficar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inˈkaɾ/, [ĩŋˈkaɾ]

Verb

hincar (first-person singular present hinco, first-person singular preterite hinqué, past participle hincado)

  1. (transitive) to thrust, drive

Conjugation

  • c becomes qu before e.

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