enroque
/enˈroke/masculine
The English phrase "castling" is translated into Spanish as enroque.
enroque is a masculine noun used in chess.
Meaning: move in chess (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun enroque is derived from the verb enrocar, which means to castle.
How do you pronounce it?
/enˈroke/
Did you know?
- Beyond the chessboard, enroque is used in Spanish politics and business to describe a strategic swap of positions or roles between two people.
- A 'rook' is called torre in Spanish, which means 'tower'. This differs from the English 'rook', which likely comes from the Persian word for 'chariot'.
- In Spanish, the term enroque corto is used for kingside castling and enroque largo for queenside castling.
Examples in context
- En el ajedrez, el enroque solo se puede realizar cuando tanto el rey como la torre no se han movido, todas las casillas entre ellos están libres y no están dominadas por ninguna pieza contraria y el rey no está en jaque y no se pondría en jaque al realizarse el enroque.In chess, castling may only be carried out when both the king and the involved rook have not been moved, all the squares between them are free and not dominated by any opposing piece and the king is not in check and would not be put in check by castling.This sentence explains the specific rules and conditions required to perform an enroque in chess.Tatoeba #9949489 by carlosalberto, translation #6671011 by carlosalberto
- El enroque es un movimiento especial en el ajedrez, por el cual el rey se mueve dos casillas, a la derecha o a la izquierda, y, en el mismo movimiento, la torre de ese flanco se coloca en la primera casilla atravesada por el rey. Hay varias condiciones para que ocurra el enroque.Castling is a special move in chess whereby the king moves two squares to the left or right, and in the same move, the rook on that side is placed on the first square crossed by the king. There are several conditions for castling to take place.This sentence describes the movement of the king and rook during an enroque.Tatoeba #11679877 by carlosalberto, translation #11679870 by carlosalberto
- Hago un enroque largo para alejar mi rey del centro del tablero.I'll make a long castle move to move my king away from the center of the board.
- Buena estrategia, yo también haré enroque.Good strategy, I will also castle.
- El enroque es mi movimiento favorito.Castling is my favorite move.
Example conversation
Javier and María are playing a chess game in a park.
- JavierVoy a hacer el enroque ahora.I am going to castle now.
- MaríaEse enroque fue una buena jugada.That castling was a good move.
- JavierGracias, María, intento proteger a mi rey.Thanks, María, I am trying to protect my king.
- MaríaPues ahora me toca a mí.Well, now it is my turn.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “castling” translations and entries enroque, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
