encargo

See also: encargó

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From encarregar +‎ -o.

Noun

encargo m (plural encargos)

responsibility (duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable)
a fee or tax
post (appointed position)

Verb

encargo

first-person singular present indicative of encargar

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /enˈkaɾɡo/ [ẽŋˈkaɾ.ɣ̞o]
Rhymes: -aɾɡo
Syllabification: en‧car‧go

Etymology 1

Deverbal from encargar.

Noun

encargo m (plural encargos)

order (a product that is ordered)
Synonym: pedido
errand, task
commission, assignment, job (an order at work from one's boss)

Derived terms

asesinato por encargo (“murder-for-hire, contract killing”)
más tonto que mandado hacer de encargo

Verb

encargo

first-person singular present indicative of encargar

Further reading

“encargo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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