embelecu

== Asturian == === Etymology === Deverbal from embelecar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /embeˈleku/ [ẽm.beˈle.ku] Rhymes: -eku Syllabification: em‧be‧le‧cu === Noun === embelecu m (plural embelecos) useless or pointless affair, business, which isn't worth it, a boondoggle useless person nuisance, hindering, obstacle === Further reading === Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “embelecu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN “embelecu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN