encargar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
Attested since the early 14th century. From Vulgar Latin *incarricāre. By surface analysis, en- + cargar.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [eŋkaɾˈɣaɾ]
=== Verb ===
encargar (first-person singular present encargo, first-person singular preterite encarguei, past participle encargado)
(transitive) to entrust
Synonyms: confiar, encomendar
(transitive) to order (goods)
(transitive) to order (someone) to do something
(reflexive) to handle, take care of, to deal with, to take charge of something (+ de)
==== Conjugation ====
=== References ===
Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “encargar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “encarg”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “encargar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“encargar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “encargar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“encargar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “encargar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Verb ===
encargar (first-person singular present encargo, first-person singular preterite encarguei, past participle encargado)
alternative form of encarregar
==== Conjugation ====
=== References ===
“encargar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“encargar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
=== Further reading ===
“encargar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *incarricāre. By surface analysis, en- + cargar. Compare Italian incaricare, Portuguese encarregar.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /enkaɾˈɡaɾ/ [ẽŋ.kaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: en‧car‧gar
=== Verb ===
encargar (first-person singular present encargo, first-person singular preterite encargué, past participle encargado)
(transitive) to entrust
Synonym: encomendar
(transitive) to order (goods)
(reflexive, with de) to handle, take care of, to deal with, to take charge of something
==== Conjugation ====
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“encargar”, 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