enganar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to deceive; to mislead
2. (transitive) to cheat, swindle
3. (pronominal) to be mistaken; to make a mistake
4. (pronominal) to deceive oneself

Pronounced as (IPA)

[eŋɡaˈnaɾ]

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese enganar, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin ingannāre, present active infinitive of ingannō (“I trick, deceive”) (attested in a gloss), from Latin ganniō, gannīre. Compare Portuguese enganar and Spanish engañar.