embarazar

Signification

1. (transitive) to impregnate, make pregnant
2. (reflexive) to become pregnant
3. (transitive) to incommode, annoy

Coupé comme

em‧ba‧ra‧zar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/embaɾaˈθaɾ/

Étymologie

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.