încăpăstra

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Etymology[edit]

From în + the older form căpăstra, from căpăstru, or possibly from Latin capistrāre, present active infinitive of capistrō,[1] or possibly from a Vulgar Latin form *incapistrāre[2] (compare Italian incapestrare, Sardinian incrabistare, French enchevêtrer, Catalan, Occitan, and Spanish encabestrar, Portuguese encabrestar, Spanish cabrestear, which may have been internal formations).

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a încăpăstra (third-person singular present încăpăstrează, past participle încăpăstrat) 1st conj.

  1. to put a halter or bridle on a horse

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