cohechar

Meaning

to bribe (a government official)

Concepts

bribe

carry

carry under one’s arm

Synonyms

sobornar

tomar bajo la axila

Translations

bestechen

soudoyer

schmieren

δωροδοκώ

corrompre

pot-de-vin

verser

prendre sous l’aisselle

offrire

tangente

portare sotto braccio

prendere sotto l’ascella

omkopen

subornar

Hyphenated as

co‧he‧char

Pronounced as (IPA)

/koeˈt͡ʃaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: cōnficiō

Cognate with Portuguese: confeitar

Cognate with Italian: confettare

Cognate with English: confect

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cōnfectāre, frequentative of Latin cōnficiō, through its past participle cōnfectus. Compare Portuguese confeitar, Italian confettare and English confect.