engrapar

== Catalan == === Etymology === From en- +‎ grapa +‎ -ar [c. 1900]. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əŋ.ɡɾəˈpa] IPA(key): (Valencia) [eŋ.ɡɾaˈpaɾ] Homophone: engrapà Rhymes: -a(ɾ) === Verb === engrapar (first-person singular present engrapo, first-person singular preterite engrapí, past participle engrapat) (transitive) to hold tightly (something) with the hands. Synonyms: agafar, aferrar (transitive) to secure (something) with a staple. Synonym: grapar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== engrapadora ==== Related terms ==== grapa === Further reading === “engrapar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. “engrapar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “engrapar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “engrapar”, 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 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === engrampar (nonstandard) === Etymology === From en- +‎ grapa +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enɡɾaˈpaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾaˈpaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: en‧gra‧par === Verb === engrapar (first-person singular present engrapo, first-person singular preterite engrapé, past participle engrapado) (transitive) to clamp, cramp (transitive) to staple Synonym: grapar ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “engrapar”, 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