embrollo

See also: embrolló

Catalan

Verb

embrollo

first-person singular present indicative of embrollar

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /emˈbɾoʝo/ [ẽmˈbɾo.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /emˈbɾoʎo/ [ẽmˈbɾo.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /emˈbɾoʃo/ [ẽmˈbɾo.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /emˈbɾoʒo/ [ẽmˈbɾo.ʒo]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -oʝo
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -oʎo
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -oʃo
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -oʒo

Syllabification: em‧bro‧llo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from embrollar.

Noun

embrollo m (plural embrollos)

huddle, mess
Synonyms: confusión, enredo, follón, lío, maraña
lie
Synonyms: mentira, embuste, grupo
trouble, hassle
Synonyms: confusión, follón, lío, problema

Related terms

Verb

embrollo

first-person singular present indicative of embrollar

Further reading

“embrollo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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