Usage Note
Enrocar is the chess term for castling — moving the king two squares toward a rook in a single move. It is also used figuratively: enrocarse en su postura means to dig in or entrench oneself in a position, refusing to budge. The spelling change c→qu before -e is regular: enroque, enroqué.
Examples
"El jugador decidió enrocar al flanco del rey."
Natural Translation
The player decided to castle on the kingside.
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