encima

Spanish

Etymology

Univerbation of en +‎ cima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enˈθima/ [ẽn̟ˈθi.ma] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /enˈsima/ [ẽnˈsi.ma] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: en‧ci‧ma
• Homophone: enzima

Adverb

encima

1. on top
2. on oneself

   No tengo dinero encima.

   I don't have money on me.

3. over oneself
4. additionally
5. nevertheless, still
6. to top it off, on top of that

Derived terms

• encima de
• encimera
• más encima
• por encima
• por encima de la ley
• por encima de todo
• quitarse un peso de encima
• sacarse de encima
• sacudir de encima

Verb

encima

1. inflection of encimar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “encima”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Anagrams

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