engañar

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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/
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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. to trick, to deceive, to hoodwink, to cheat
    Synonym: estafar
  2. to blindside
  3. (reflexive) to fool oneself, to kid oneself
    No te engañesDon't kid yourself.

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