embelecar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Galician ==
=== Alternative forms ===
embelicar
=== Etymology ===
Perhaps from Arabic.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /embeleˈkaɾ/ [em.be.leˈkɑɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Hyphenation: em‧be‧le‧car
=== Verb ===
embelecar (first-person singular present embeleco, first-person singular preterite embelequei, past participle embelecado)
(transitive) to deceive
Synonyms: enganar, embaucar
(intransitive) to stumble
Synonyms: enzopelar, tropezar
==== Conjugation ====
=== References ===
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “embelecar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“embelecar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
“embelecar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “embelecar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “embelecar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
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=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /embeleˈkaɾ/ [ẽm.be.leˈkaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: em‧be‧le‧car
=== Verb ===
embelecar (first-person singular present embeleco, first-person singular preterite embelequé, past participle embelecado)
(transitive) to deceive
Synonyms: engañar, embaucar, entuturutar (El Salvador)
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“embelecar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025