henchir

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish fenchir, enchir (with the initial -f- possibly through association or similarity with finchar (modern hinchar (“inflate”)), from Latin implere, present active infinitive of impleō (possibly through a Vulgar Latin form *implio, implīre). Compare Portuguese encher, Catalan omplir, French emplir, Italian empire.

Verb

1. to swell, to fill

Derived terms

• henchidor
• henchidura
• henchimiento

See also

• hinchar
• llenar