encogimiento
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From encoger (“to shrink”) + -miento.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /enkoxiˈmjento/ [ẽŋ.ko.xiˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
Rhymes: -ento
Syllabification: en‧co‧gi‧mien‧to
=== Noun ===
encogimiento m (plural encogimientos)
shrug (of the shoulders)
shrinking
shyness
=== Further reading ===
“encogimiento”, 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