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)

1. plug (a pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one)
2. 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

3. (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

1. inflection of enchufar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “enchufe”, 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
• enchufe on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es