encerrona
Spanish, noun/enθeˈrona/
encerrona is spelled E-N-C-E-R-R-O-N-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 63,642nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Encerrona is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “ambush, frame, trap” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Retiro o encierro voluntario de una o más personas para algún fin”.
What does encerrona mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineambush, frame, trap
- 2
feminineprivate bullfight
- 3
feminineoral exam on a topic after having been put in an isolated room to prepare
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Retiro o encierro voluntario de una o más personas para algún fin. 2. Situación preparada de antemano, en que se coloca a una persona para obligarla a que haga algo mal de su grado. 3. Trampa, emboscada. 4. En el juego del dominó, el cierre cuando los tantos que quedan en la mano son muchos.
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 encerrona
- encerronas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce encerrona?
- /enθeˈrona/
- [ẽn̟.θeˈro.na]
- /enseˈrona/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is encerrona in Spanish?
encerrona appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).