embolsillarse

A very rare verb that almost never appears in everyday modern Spanish. The form suggests 'pocketing' something, from bolsillo. It is listed as a valid infinitive, but a learner is far better served by the common verbs around it; check a full dictionary before using it in your own writing.

• El verbo embolsillarse casi no se usa hoy. — The verb embolsillarse is hardly used today.
• Encontré embolsillarse en una lista de verbos poco frecuentes. — I found embolsillarse in a list of infrequent verbs.
• No conviene usar embolsillarse en una conversación normal. — It's best not to use embolsillarse in normal conversation.

Confusing it with embolsar, the better-known verb for pocketing or bagging.

Often confused with embolsar.