zanjear
Spanish, verb/θanxeˈaɾ/
zanjear is spelled Z-A-N-J-E-A-R (7 letters). Zanjear is a Spanish verb meaning “to trench” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Excavar la tierra con el fin de hacer zanjas (aberturas alargadas)”.
What does zanjear mean in English?
verb
- 1
to trench
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Excavar la tierra con el fin de hacer zanjas (aberturas alargadas). 2. Allanar los obstáculos para el logro de un objetivo o dar fin a una discordia.
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 zanjear
- zanjeo first-person present singular
- zanjeé first-person preterite singular
- zanjeado participle past
- zanjeando gerund
- zanjeada feminine participle past
- zanjeados masculine participle past
- zanjeadas feminine participle past
- zanjeas indicative informal present
- zanjeás indicative informal present
- zanjea indicative present singular
- zanjeamos first-person indicative plural
- zanjeáis indicative plural present
- zanjean indicative plural present
- zanjeaba first-person imperfect indicative
- zanjeabas imperfect indicative second-person
- zanjeábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- zanjeabais imperfect indicative plural
- zanjeaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zanjear?
- /θanxeˈaɾ/
- [θãŋ.xeˈaɾ]
- /sanxeˈaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.