noun, masculine/enˈkaxe/plural: encajes
lace (in a garment, material, etc.); fitting
Synonyms: blonda
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old Spanish en- Spanish en- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Proto-Italic *kapsos Latin capsa Old Catalan caixa Catalan caixabor.? ▲ Latin capsader. Occitan caissabor.? Spanish caja Spanish -ar Spanish encajardeverb. Spanish encaje Deverbal from encajar (“to insert”).