encallecer
Spanish, verb/enkaʝeˈθeɾ/
encallecer is spelled E-N-C-A-L-L-E-C-E-R (10 letters). Encallecer is a Spanish verb meaning “to harden, toughen up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Producir o formar callo la carne, la piel o una parte del cuerpo al endurecerse”.
What does encallecer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to harden, toughen up
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Producir o formar callo la carne, la piel o una parte del cuerpo al endurecerse. 2. Quitar o disminuir la capacidad para sentir, especialmente alguna emoción; volver insensible.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of encallecer
- encallezco first-person present singular
- encallecí first-person preterite singular
- encallecido participle past
- c-zc alternation
- encalleciendo gerund
- encallecida feminine participle past
- encallecidos masculine participle past
- encallecidas feminine participle past
- encalleces indicative informal present
- encallecés indicative informal present
- encallece indicative present singular
- encallecemos first-person indicative plural
- encallecéis indicative plural present
- encallecen indicative plural present
- encallecía first-person imperfect indicative
- encallecías imperfect indicative second-person
- encallecíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- encallecíais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce encallecer?
- /enkaʝeˈθeɾ/
- [ẽŋ.ka.ʝeˈθeɾ]
- [ẽŋkaʝeˈseɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.