embelecar

Galician

Alternative forms

  • embelicar

Etymology

Perhaps from Arabic.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [embeleˈkaɾ]

Verb

embelecar (first-person singular present embeleco, first-person singular preterite embelequei, past participle embelecado)

  1. (transitive) to deceive
    Synonym: enganar
  2. (instransitive) to stumble
    Synonyms: enzopelar, tropezar

Conjugation

References

  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “embelecar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Spanish

Verb

embelecar (first-person singular present embeleco, first-person singular preterite embelequé, past participle embelecado)

  1. (transitive) to deceive

Conjugation

Further reading

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