encajar

== Spanish == === Etymology === From en- +‎ caja +‎ -ar. Compare English encase. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enkaˈxaɾ/ [ẽŋ.kaˈxaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: en‧ca‧jar === Verb === encajar (first-person singular present encajo, first-person singular preterite encajé, past participle encajado) to insert, put into to fit, to dovetail to push in to make sense, add up, be reasonable Synonym: cuadrar to give; to deliver (a hit, punch, kick etc.) (intransitive) to fit in (reflexive) to fit; squeeze (into) (reflexive) to pull on; slip on (clothes) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “encajar”, 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