engano

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See also: engaño and engañó

Galician

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /eŋˈɡano/
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /eŋˈħano/

  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: en‧ga‧no

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese engano. Deverbal from enganar.

Noun

engano m (plural enganos)

  1. deceit; fraud
    Synonyms: falcatrúa, fraude
  2. mistake
    Synonym: erro

References

  • “engano” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “engano” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “engano” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “engano” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “engano” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

engano

  1. first-person singular present indicative of enganar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡɐ̃.nu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡɐ̃.nu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡɐ.no/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡɐ.no/
 

  • Hyphenation: en‧ga‧no

Etymology 1

Deverbal from enganar.

Noun

engano m (plural enganos)

  1. deceit; fraud

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

engano

  1. first-person singular present indicative of enganar

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