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Spanish word
encerrona
Pronunciation
IPA/enθeˈrona/
Meaning
- feminine nounambush
Example
El conductor contó que le hicieron una encerrona.
The driver said that they set up an ambush for him.
More examples
Si sospechas de una encerrona, aléjate y llama a la policía.
If you suspect an ambush, move away and call the police.
Core concept
Person blocked on a street by cars and people preventing escape.
Common phrases
montar una encerrona
set up an ambush
sufrir una encerrona
suffer an ambush
denunciar una encerrona
report an ambush
Similar words
atraco: Confronts victims in public with violence or threats to steal their money or possessions.
robo: Illegally takes another person's property without permission.
emboscada: Lies in wait concealed to launch a sudden attack.
Definition in Spanish
Acto de cercar a una persona para sorprenderla o forzarla, normalmente con fines de robo o intimidación.
Word origin
From Spanish encerrar 'to enclose' plus the suffix -ona that forms a noun for the act or result of enclosing someone to surprise, threaten, or rob them.
Usage tips
- Often used with verbs like hacerle una encerrona or organizar una encerrona to describe a pincer-style attack that surrounds and traps a victim rather than a hidden ambush.
Other meanings
- trapnoun
Related words
- encerrarlock upverb
- encerradolocked inadjective
- encerramientoconfinementnoun