encalabozar

== Spanish == === Etymology === From en- +‎ calabozo (“dungeon, jail cell”) +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enkalaboˈθaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ka.la.β̞oˈθaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /enkalaboˈsaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ka.la.β̞oˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: en‧ca‧la‧bo‧zar === Verb === encalabozar (first-person singular present encalabozo, first-person singular preterite encalabocé, past participle encalabozado) (informal, transitive) to jail, imprison (especially in a dungeon) Synonym: encarcelar ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “encalabozar”, 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