encanecer

• canecer

From en- +‎ cana +‎ -ecer or from Latin incānēscō, incānēscere.

encanecer

1. to go gray (to become gray)

• canoxu

• “encanecer”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “encanecer”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

From cana or from Latin incānēscere.

• IPA^(key): /enkaneˈθeɾ/ [ẽŋ.ka.neˈθeɾ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /enkaneˈseɾ/ [ẽŋ.ka.neˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: en‧ca‧ne‧cer

encanecer (first-person singular present encanezco, first-person singular preterite encanecí, past participle encanecido)

1. to grey, go grey
2. to grow old
3. (reflexive) to go grey

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