incubar
to incubate
verb een-koo-BAHR Rare
Origin: From Latin incubare (to lie upon).
Also means
to hatch
Usage Note
Incubar is used both literally (eggs in a nest or incubator) and medically (incubar una enfermedad — to be incubating an illness before symptoms appear). The medical use is common in everyday Spanish: 'creo que estoy incubando un resfriado.'
Examples
"La gallina incuba sus huevos tres semanas."
Natural Translation
The hen incubates her eggs for three weeks.

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