encalçar

See also: encalcar

Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *incalciāre, *incalceāre, from Latin calx (heel). Compare Occitan encauçar, Portuguese encalçar, Spanish encalzar, Italian incalzare.

Pronunciation

Verb

encalçar (first-person singular present encalço, past participle encalçat)

  1. to chase after, to pursue
    Synonyms: empaitar, perseguir

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • encalç
  • encalçador
  • encalçament

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *incalciāre, *incalceāre, from Latin calx (heel). Compare Occitan encauçar, Catalan encalçar, Spanish encalzar, Italian incalzare.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: en‧cal‧çar

Verb

encalçar (first-person singular present encalço, first-person singular preterite encalcei, past participle encalçado)

  1. to chase after, to pursue
    Synonym: perseguir

Conjugation

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