încăleca

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Romanian

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Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *incaballicāre, from Late Latin caballicāre, present active infinitive of caballicō, from Latin caballus (horse).[1] Compare Aromanian ncalic, ncãlicari; cf. also Italian incavalcare, Catalan encavalcar, Occitan encavaucar, French enchevaucher, Spanish encabalgar, Portuguese encavalgar, encalgar, Sardinian incaddigare, incaddare.[2]

Verb

a încăleca (third-person singular present încalecă, past participle încălecat) 1st conj.

  1. to mount (e.g. a horse)
  2. (figurative) to subdue, subjugate
  3. (reflexive) to overlap

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