encartar

• encartiar

Perhaps from en- +‎ carta +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /enkaɾˈtaɾ/ [eŋ.kaɾˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧car‧tar

encartar

1. to be apt or suitable

   Esti bastu encártame

   This cane is suitable for me

2. to be nice, pleasant (something)

   Lo que dices nun m'encarta

   What you are saying isn't nice

3. to like, please

   Synonyms: prestar, gustar

   • 1987, Antón García, El viaxe:

     Nun m'encartóu un res el tonu col que dixo lo d'amigu

     I didn't like one bit the tone he used to talk about his friend.

   Esa ropa que comprasti nun m'encarta

   I don't like those clothes you bought.

4. to be affected by doing something

• encartiáu

• cartiar

• “encartar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “encartar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

14th century. From en- +‎ carta (“document”) +‎ -ar, from Latin charta (“paper, writing”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”).

• IPA^(key): /eŋkaɾˈtaɾ/

encartar (first-person singular present encarto, first-person singular preterite encartei, past participle encartado)

1. to fold
   • 1880, Marcial Valladares, Majina ou a filla espúrea:

     Consistía o regalo nunha capa de pano fino, moi encartada pra Caitán

     The present was a cloak made of broadcloth, folded many times, for Caitán

2. to shrink
3. (archaic) to transfer a possession
   • 1356, Emilio Duro Peña (ed.), El Monasterio de S. Pedro de Rocas y su colección documental. Ourense: Instituto de Estudios Orensanos "Padre Feijoo", page 203:

     E inda vos damos a cortina da Casela, que encartou Johan Marcote

     And additionally we give to you the garden da Casela, which Johan Marcote gave in a charter

• dobrar
• pregar

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “encart”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “encartar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “encartar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “encartar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “encartar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “encartar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

encartar (first-person singular present encarto, first-person singular preterite encartei, past participle encartado)

1. to give a licence (in particular, a driving license)

• “encartar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “encartar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

encartar (first-person singular present encarto, first-person singular preterite encarté, past participle encartado)

1. to summon (to court)
2. to tuck into (a publication)
3. to hire; take on (in a company)
4. (card games) to lead

• “encartar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025