încăleca

Romanian

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Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *incaballicāre, from Late Latin caballicāre, from Latin caballus (nag, jade).[1] Compare Aromanian ncalic, ncãlicari or Albanian ngalkoj.

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Verb

a încăleca (third-person singular present încalecă, past participle încălecat) 1st conjugation

  1. to mount (e.g. a horse)
  2. (figurative) to subdue, subjugate
  3. (reflexive) to overlap

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References

  1. ^ încăleca”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 20042025