empanar

See also: empañar

Galician

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Old Spanish en-

Spanish en-

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der.?

Latin pānis

Old Spanish pan

Spanish pan

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -āre

Old Spanish -ar

Spanish -ar

Spanish empanarbor.

Galician empanar

Borrowed from Spanish empanar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /empaˈnaɾ/

Verb

empanar (first-person singular present empano, first-person singular preterite empanei, past participle empanado)

1. (transitive) to bread

Conjugation

    Conjugation of empanar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	empanar
Personal	empanar	empanares	empanar	empanarmos	empanardes	empanaren
Gerund
	empanando
Past participle
Masculine	empanado			empanados
Feminine	empanada			empanadas
Indicative
Present	empano	empanas	empana	empanamos	empanades	empanan
Imperfect	empanaba	empanabas	empanaba	empanabamos	empanabades	empanaban
Preterite	empanei	empanaches	empanou	empanamos	empanastes	empanaron
Pluperfect	empanara	empanaras	empanara	empanaramos	empanarades	empanaran
Future	empanarei	empanarás	empanará	empanaremos	empanaredes	empanarán
Conditional	empanaría	empanarías	empanaría	empanariamos	empanariades	empanarían
Subjunctive
Present	empane	empanes	empane	empanemos	empanedes	empanen
Imperfect	empanase	empanases	empanase	empanásemos	empanásedes	empanasen
Future	empanar	empanares	empanar	empanarmos	empanardes	empanaren
Imperative
Affirmative		empana	empane	empanemos	empanade	empanen
Negative (non)		non empanes	non empane	non empanemos	non empanedes	non empanen

    Reintegrated conjugation of empanar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	empanar
Personal	empanar	empanares	empanar	empanarmos	empanardes	empanarem
Gerund
	empanando
Past participle
Masculine	empanado			empanados
Feminine	empanada			empanadas
Indicative
Present	empano	empanas	empana	empanamos	empanades, empanais	empanam
Imperfect	empanava	empanavas	empanava	empanávamos	empanávades, empanáveis, empanávais1	empanavam
Preterite	empanei	empanaste, empanache1	empanou	empanamos	empanastes	empanárom, empanaram
Pluperfect	empanara	empanaras	empanara	empanáramos	empanárades, empanáreis, empanárais1	empanaram
Future	empanarei	empanarás	empanará	empanaremos	empanaredes, empanareis	empanarám, empanarão
Conditional	empanaria	empanarias	empanaria	empanaríamos	empanaríades, empanaríeis, empanaríais1	empanariam
Subjunctive
Present	empane	empanes	empane	empanemos	empanedes, empaneis	empanem
Imperfect	empanasse	empanasses	empanasse	empanássemos	empanássedes, empanásseis	empanassem
Future	empanar	empanares	empanar	empanarmos	empanardes	empanarem
Imperative
Affirmative		empana	empane	empanemos	empanade, empanai	empanem
Negative (nom)		nom empanes	nom empane	nom empanemos	nom empanedes, nom empaneis	nom empanem

¹Less recommended.

Etymology 2

From en (“in”) + pano (“cloth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /empaˈnaɾ/

Verb

empanar (first-person singular present empano, first-person singular preterite empanei, past participle empanado)

1. (transitive, also pronominal) to cover with a cloth

   Synonyms: apanar, empanicar

2. (transitive) to conceal, hide

   Synonyms: agachar, ocultar

3. (transitive, also pronominal) to steam up

   Synonyms: abafar, embazar

4. (transitive, also pronominal) to dull, tarnish

   Synonyms: escurecer, toldar

5. (transitive, also pronominal) to cloud (the sight)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of empanar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	empanar
Personal	empanar	empanares	empanar	empanarmos	empanardes	empanaren
Gerund
	empanando
Past participle
Masculine	empanado			empanados
Feminine	empanada			empanadas
Indicative
Present	empano	empanas	empana	empanamos	empanades	empanan
Imperfect	empanaba	empanabas	empanaba	empanabamos	empanabades	empanaban
Preterite	empanei	empanaches	empanou	empanamos	empanastes	empanaron
Pluperfect	empanara	empanaras	empanara	empanaramos	empanarades	empanaran
Future	empanarei	empanarás	empanará	empanaremos	empanaredes	empanarán
Conditional	empanaría	empanarías	empanaría	empanariamos	empanariades	empanarían
Subjunctive
Present	empane	empanes	empane	empanemos	empanedes	empanen
Imperfect	empanase	empanases	empanase	empanásemos	empanásedes	empanasen
Future	empanar	empanares	empanar	empanarmos	empanardes	empanaren
Imperative
Affirmative		empana	empane	empanemos	empanade	empanen
Negative (non)		non empanes	non empane	non empanemos	non empanedes	non empanen

    Reintegrated conjugation of empanar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	empanar
Personal	empanar	empanares	empanar	empanarmos	empanardes	empanarem
Gerund
	empanando
Past participle
Masculine	empanado			empanados
Feminine	empanada			empanadas
Indicative
Present	empano	empanas	empana	empanamos	empanades, empanais	empanam
Imperfect	empanava	empanavas	empanava	empanávamos	empanávades, empanáveis, empanávais1	empanavam
Preterite	empanei	empanaste, empanache1	empanou	empanamos	empanastes	empanárom, empanaram
Pluperfect	empanara	empanaras	empanara	empanáramos	empanárades, empanáreis, empanárais1	empanaram
Future	empanarei	empanarás	empanará	empanaremos	empanaredes, empanareis	empanarám, empanarão
Conditional	empanaria	empanarias	empanaria	empanaríamos	empanaríades, empanaríeis, empanaríais1	empanariam
Subjunctive
Present	empane	empanes	empane	empanemos	empanedes, empaneis	empanem
Imperfect	empanasse	empanasses	empanasse	empanássemos	empanássedes, empanásseis	empanassem
Future	empanar	empanares	empanar	empanarmos	empanardes	empanarem
Imperative
Affirmative		empana	empane	empanemos	empanade, empanai	empanem
Negative (nom)		nom empanes	nom empane	nom empanemos	nom empanedes, nom empaneis	nom empanem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• empanar a vista

References

• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “empanar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “empanar <pan”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “empanar <pano”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “empanar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “empanar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.paˈna(ʁ)/ [ẽ.paˈna(h)], /ĩ.paˈna(ʁ)/ [ĩ.paˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.paˈna(ʁ)/ [ẽ.paˈna(h)], /ĩ.paˈna(ʁ)/ [ĩ.paˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.paˈna(ɾ)/, /ĩ.paˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.paˈna(ʁ)/ [ẽ.paˈna(χ)], /ĩ.paˈna(ʁ)/ [ĩ.paˈna(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.paˈna(ɻ)/, /ĩ.paˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.pɐˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.pɐˈnaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.pɐˈna.ɾi/

Etymology 1

From either en- +‎ panar or Spanish empanar.

Verb

empanar (first-person singular present empano, first-person singular preterite empanei, past participle empanado)

1. (Brazil, transitive) to bread

   Synonym: (Portugal) panar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of empanar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	empanar
Personal	empanar	empanares	empanar	empanarmos	empanardes	empanarem
Gerund
	empanando
Past participle
Masculine	empanado			empanados
Feminine	empanada			empanadas
Indicative
Present	empano	empanas	empana	empanamos	empanais	empanam
Imperfect	empanava	empanavas	empanava	empanávamos	empanáveis	empanavam
Preterite	empanei	empanaste	empanou	empanamos1, empanámos2	empanastes	empanaram
Pluperfect	empanara	empanaras	empanara	empanáramos	empanáreis	empanaram
Future	empanarei	empanarás	empanará	empanaremos	empanareis	empanarão
Conditional	empanaria	empanarias	empanaria	empanaríamos	empanaríeis	empanariam
Subjunctive
Present	empane	empanes	empane	empanemos	empaneis	empanem
Imperfect	empanasse	empanasses	empanasse	empanássemos	empanásseis	empanassem
Future	empanar	empanares	empanar	empanarmos	empanardes	empanarem
Imperative
Affirmative		empana	empane	empanemos	empanai	empanem
Negative (não)		não empanes	não empane	não empanemos	não empaneis	não empanem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Old Galician-Portuguese en-

Portuguese en-

Latin pannum

Old Galician-Portuguese pano

Portuguese pano

Portuguese -ar

Portuguese empanar

From en- (“in”) + pano (“cloth”) + -ar.

Verb

empanar (first-person singular present empano, first-person singular preterite empanei, past participle empanado)

1. (transitive, obsolete) to obscure

   Synonyms: ocultar, esconder, acobertar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of empanar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	empanar
Personal	empanar	empanares	empanar	empanarmos	empanardes	empanarem
Gerund
	empanando
Past participle
Masculine	empanado			empanados
Feminine	empanada			empanadas
Indicative
Present	empano	empanas	empana	empanamos	empanais	empanam
Imperfect	empanava	empanavas	empanava	empanávamos	empanáveis	empanavam
Preterite	empanei	empanaste	empanou	empanamos1, empanámos2	empanastes	empanaram
Pluperfect	empanara	empanaras	empanara	empanáramos	empanáreis	empanaram
Future	empanarei	empanarás	empanará	empanaremos	empanareis	empanarão
Conditional	empanaria	empanarias	empanaria	empanaríamos	empanaríeis	empanariam
Subjunctive
Present	empane	empanes	empane	empanemos	empaneis	empanem
Imperfect	empanasse	empanasses	empanasse	empanássemos	empanásseis	empanassem
Future	empanar	empanares	empanar	empanarmos	empanardes	empanarem
Imperative
Affirmative		empana	empane	empanemos	empanai	empanem
Negative (não)		não empanes	não empane	não empanemos	não empaneis	não empanem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “empanar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “empanar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Old Spanish en-

Spanish en-

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der.?

Latin pānis

Old Spanish pan

Spanish pan

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -āre

Old Spanish -ar

Spanish -ar

Spanish empanar

From en- + pan (“bread”) + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /empaˈnaɾ/ [ẽm.paˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: em‧pa‧nar

Verb

empanar (first-person singular present empano, first-person singular preterite empané, past participle empanado)

1. (transitive) to bread

   Synonym: (Latin America) empanizar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of empanar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			empanar
gerund			empanando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		empanado		empanada
		plural		empanados		empanadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	empano	empanastú empanásvos	empana	empanamos	empanáis	empanan
	imperfect	empanaba	empanabas	empanaba	empanábamos	empanabais	empanaban
	preterite	empané	empanaste	empanó	empanamos	empanasteis	empanaron
	future	empanaré	empanarás	empanará	empanaremos	empanaréis	empanarán
	conditional	empanaría	empanarías	empanaría	empanaríamos	empanaríais	empanarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	empane	empanestú empanésvos2	empane	empanemos	empanéis	empanen
	imperfect (ra)	empanara	empanaras	empanara	empanáramos	empanarais	empanaran
	imperfect (se)	empanase	empanases	empanase	empanásemos	empanaseis	empanasen
	future1	empanare	empanares	empanare	empanáremos	empanareis	empanaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		empanatú empanávos	empane	empanemos	empanad	empanen
	negative		no empanes	no empane	no empanemos	no empanéis	no empanen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of empanar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive empanar	dative	empanarme	empanarte	empanarle, empanarse	empanarnos	empanaros	empanarles, empanarse
	accusative	empanarme	empanarte	empanarlo, empanarla, empanarse	empanarnos	empanaros	empanarlos, empanarlas, empanarse
with gerund empanando	dative	empanándome	empanándote	empanándole, empanándose	empanándonos	empanándoos	empanándoles, empanándose
	accusative	empanándome	empanándote	empanándolo, empanándola, empanándose	empanándonos	empanándoos	empanándolos, empanándolas, empanándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative empana	dative	empáname	empánate	empánale	empánanos	not used	empánales
	accusative	empáname	empánate	empánalo, empánala	empánanos	not used	empánalos, empánalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative empaná	dative	empaname	empanate	empanale	empananos	not used	empanales
	accusative	empaname	empanate	empanalo, empanala	empananos	not used	empanalos, empanalas
with formal second-person singular imperative empane	dative	empáneme	not used	empánele, empánese	empánenos	not used	empáneles
	accusative	empáneme	not used	empánelo, empánela, empánese	empánenos	not used	empánelos, empánelas
with first-person plural imperative empanemos	dative	not used	empanémoste	empanémosle	empanémonos	empanémoos	empanémosles
	accusative	not used	empanémoste	empanémoslo, empanémosla	empanémonos	empanémoos	empanémoslos, empanémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative empanad	dative	empanadme	not used	empanadle	empanadnos	empanaos	empanadles
	accusative	empanadme	not used	empanadlo, empanadla	empanadnos	empanaos	empanadlos, empanadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative empanen	dative	empánenme	not used	empánenle	empánennos	not used	empánenles, empánense
	accusative	empánenme	not used	empánenlo, empánenla	empánennos	not used	empánenlos, empánenlas, empánense

Derived terms

• empanada

Further reading

• “empanar”, 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