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Galician
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ano
- Hyphenation: en‧ga‧no
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese engano. Deverbal from enganar.
Noun
engano m (plural enganos)
- deceit; fraud
- Synonyms: falcatrúa, fraude
- mistake
- Synonym: erro
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “engano”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “engano”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “engano”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “engano”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “engano”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
engano
- first-person singular present indicative of enganar
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡɐ̃.nu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡɐ̃.nu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡɐ̃.nu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡɐ̃.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡɐ.no/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡɐ.no/
Etymology 1
Deverbal from enganar.
Noun
engano m (plural enganos)
- deceit; fraud
- mistake, minor error
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
engano
- first-person singular present indicative of enganar
Further reading
- “engano”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “engano”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “engano” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “engano”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “engano”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “engano”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024