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enganar.

to deceive; to mislead

7 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/eŋɡaˈnaɾ/[eŋ.ɡɑˈnaɾ]/eŋɡaˈnaɾ/standard[eŋ.ɡɑˈnaɾ]standard
  1. to deceive; to mislead

    transitive
  2. to cheat, swindle

    transitive
  3. to be mistaken; to make a mistake

    pronominal
    Enganacheste.
  4. to deceive oneself

    pronominal
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese enganar, from Early Medieval Latin ingannāre (“to trick, deceive”) (attested in a gloss), from Latin ganniō, gannīre. Compare Portuguese enganar and Spanish engañar.

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