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engano.

deceit; fraud

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ẽˈɡɐ̃.nu/Brazil/ĩˈɡɐ̃.nu/Brazil/ẽˈɡɐ.nu/Portugal/ẽˈɡa.nu/Northern, Portugal

  1. deceit; fraud

    masculine

  2. mistake, minor error

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Latin ganniō Latin *gannō Early Medieval Latin ingannāre Old Galician-Portuguese enganar Portuguese enganardeverb. Portuguese engano Deverbal from enganar.

verb/ẽˈɡɐ̃.nu/Brazil/ĩˈɡɐ̃.nu/Brazil/ẽˈɡɐ.nu/Portugal/ẽˈɡa.nu/Northern, Portugal

  1. first-person singular present indicative of enganar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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