încăleca

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încăleca

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *incaballicāre, from Late Latin caballicāre, from Latin caballus (“nag, jade”). Compare Aromanian ncalic, ncãlicari or Albanian ngalkoj.

verb a încăleca 1st conjugation · încalecă · încălecat · încalece · a încăleca · încălecând

ambitransitive to mount (e.g. a horse)
Similar: încălăra · Opposite: descăleca
figuratively, obsolete, transitive to subdue, subjugate
informal, reciprocal to overlap

In English

mount to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride

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"încăleca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEnc%C4%83leca. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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încăleca. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEnc%C4%83leca

Chicago

"încăleca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEnc%C4%83leca.

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@misc{i_nca_leca_2026,
  title = {încăleca},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEnc%C4%83leca},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}