encendido

Spanish

Etymology

From encender +‎ -ido.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /enθenˈdido/ [ẽn̟.θẽn̪ˈd̪i.ð̞o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ensenˈdido/ [ẽn.sẽn̪ˈd̪i.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ido
• Syllabification: en‧cen‧di‧do

Adjective

encendido (feminine encendida, masculine plural encendidos, feminine plural encendidas)

1. on, activated

   Antonym: apagado

2. burning

   Synonyms: ardiente, abrasador

3. passionate

   Synonym: apasionado

4. turned on, switched on

   Synonym: prendido

Noun

encendido m (plural encendidos)

1. ignition (of a car)

Participle

encendido (feminine encendida, masculine plural encendidos, feminine plural encendidas)

1. past participle of encender

Further reading

• “encendido”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10