embelecar

Galician

Alternative forms

  • embelicar

Etymology

Perhaps from Arabic.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /embeleˈkaɾ/ [em.be.leˈkɑɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: em‧be‧le‧car

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to deceive
    Synonyms: enganar, embaucar
  2. (intransitive) to stumble
    Synonyms: enzopelar, tropezar

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “embelecar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /embeleˈkaɾ/ [ẽm.be.leˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧be‧le‧car

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to deceive
    Synonyms: engañar, embaucar, entuturutar (El Salvador)

Conjugation

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