engañar

See also: enganar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin ingannāre (attested in a gloss), from Latin ganniō. Compare Portuguese enganar, Catalan enganyar, Romanian îngâna, Italian ingannare. Cf. also Medieval Latin (in)gannatura (mockery).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enɡaˈɲaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡaˈɲaɾ]
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  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ga‧ñar

Verb

engañar (first-person singular present engaño, first-person singular preterite engañé, past participle engañado)

  1. (transitive) to trick, to deceive, to hoodwink, to cheat
    Synonyms: estafar, decebir
  2. (transitive) to cheat on, to be unfaithful to one's spouse
    Lo engañó.
    She/He cheated on him.
  3. to blindside
  4. (reflexive) to fool oneself, to kid oneself
    No te engañesDon't kid yourself.

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