enchufe
See also: enchufé
Spanish
An electrical plug
An electrical socket
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /enˈt͡ʃufe/ [ẽnʲˈt͡ʃu.fe]
- Rhymes: -ufe
- Syllabification: en‧chu‧fe
Etymology 1
Deverbal from enchufar.
Noun
enchufe m (plural enchufes)
- plug (a pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one)
- socket, jack, electrical outlet (an opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket)
- Synonyms: toma, tomacorriente
- (colloquial) connections (influence allowing one to obtain something, especially giving an unfair advantage over others)
- Synonym: cuña
Derived terms
- enchufar
- enchufismo m
- enchufista m or f by sense
- tener enchufe
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
enchufe
- inflection of enchufar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “enchufe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
enchufe on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
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