închega

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închega

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Probably from a Vulgar Latin verb *inclagāre (compare Aromanian ncljeg, ncljigari), from metathesis of *incoāglāre (compare Romansh inquaglier), from *incoāgulāre, intensive of Latin coagulāre (compare French cailler, Italian cagliare). Alternatively, simply from Vulgar Latin *clagāre < coāgulāre, with the prefix în- added later in Romanian (and therefore a doublet of coagula, a borrowing).

verb a închega 1st conjugation · încheagă · închegat · închege · a închega · închegând

to curdle, thicken, condense, coagulate
Similar: coagula

In English

clot to form into a clot
coagulate cause to congeal
curdle to form or cause to form curds

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"închega." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEnchega. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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închega. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEnchega

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"închega." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEnchega.

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@misc{i_nchega_2026,
  title = {închega},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEnchega},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}