embarazar

Significat (anglès)

(transitive) to impregnate, make pregnant
(reflexive) to become pregnant
(transitive) to incommode, annoy

Amb guionet com

em‧ba‧ra‧zar

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/embaɾaˈθaɾ/

Inherited from Old Spanish embaraçar, from Portuguese embaraçar (literally “to tangle, to snarl”), from baraço (“twine, tether, noose”), from Arabic مَرَسَة (marasa, “rope”). See the Portuguese entry for more. The source of French embarrasser, whence English embarrass.