engrilletar

Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ grillete +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /enɡɾiʝeˈtaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾi.ʝeˈt̪aɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /enɡɾiʎeˈtaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾi.ʎeˈt̪aɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /enɡɾiʃeˈtaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾi.ʃeˈt̪aɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /enɡɾiʒeˈtaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾi.ʒeˈt̪aɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧gri‧lle‧tar

Verb

engrilletar (first-person singular present engrilleto, first-person singular preterite engrilleté, past participle engrilletado)

  1. (martial arts) to lock
  2. (nautical) to shackle

Conjugation

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