embarcar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
From en- + barca + -ar.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əm.bərˈka]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [em.baɾˈkaɾ]
Homophone: embarcà
Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
=== Verb ===
embarcar (first-person singular present embarco, first-person singular preterite embarquí, past participle embarcat)
to embark
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“embarcar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“embarcar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“embarcar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“embarcar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
By surface analysis, em- + barco (“boat”) + -ar
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: em‧bar‧car
=== Verb ===
embarcar (first-person singular present embarco, first-person singular preterite embarquei, past participle embarcado)
to embark
to ship
(idiomatic) to die
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“embarcar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“embarcar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From en- + barco + -ar. Compare English embark.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /embaɾˈkaɾ/ [ẽm.baɾˈkaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: em‧bar‧car
=== Verb ===
embarcar (first-person singular present embarco, first-person singular preterite embarqué, past participle embarcado)
to embark, to sail, to ship out
Synonym: zarpar
to board, to load (persons or cargo)
(colloquial) to ship
(reflexive) to embark, go on
to let down someone
Synonym: fallar
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“embarcar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025