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Galician
Etymology
Attested since 1807. From enxangar, "to yoke" > "to obstruct".
Pronunciation
Noun
enxangada f (plural enxangadas)
- (figuratively) nuisance, bother; jam, mess; anything complicated or confusing
- Synonyms: enfondura, enredo, labirinto
1846, Vicente Turnes, Aos augustos desposorios de Isabel II:Decote acarón da casa,
Vemos cousas á ó revés;
E non marran enxangadas
Que nos fan doer as siés.- Daily by our house
We see thing upside down
And there's no lack of jams
that make our temples hurt
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “enxangada”, 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), “enxangada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega