enganyar

Meaning

  1. to deceive, to fool, to mislead
  2. (reflexive) to make a mistake, to be wrong

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[əŋ.ɡəˈɲa]
Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin ingannāre (attested in a gloss), from Latin ganniō. First attested in the 12th century. Compare Occitan enganar, Spanish engañar, Old French engignier.

Cognate with Spanish
Spanish
engañar

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