Polyglot Dictionary

encrespar

/enkɾesˈpaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
encrespo
preterite (yo)
encrespé
past participle
encrespado

Meaning

  1. to ruffle

    • El viento encrespó el mar.

      The wind whipped up the sea.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

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Portuguese

encrespar

encrespar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to ruffle."

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