enjambre

See also: enjambré and Enjambre

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enˈxambɾe/ [ẽŋˈxãm.bɾe]
  • Rhymes: -ambɾe
  • Syllabification: en‧jam‧bre

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish ensamne (“swarm, beehive”), from Latin exāminem, singular accusative of exāmen (“swarm”). Doublet of examen, which was borrowed.

Noun

enjambre m (plural enjambres)

  1. swarm (of bees)
  2. crowd, multitude
    Synonyms: multitud, muchedumbre
Descendants
  • → Northern Puebla Nahuatl: jambre

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

enjambre

  1. inflection of enjambrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

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