encañar

Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ caño +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enkaˈɲaɾ/ [ẽŋ.kaˈɲaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ca‧ñar

Verb

encañar (first-person singular present encaño, first-person singular preterite encañé, past participle encañado)

  1. (transitive) To channel water through tubes or ducts.
  2. (transitive) To drain humidity from dirt through the use of trellises.

Conjugation

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