empeño

== Galician == === Alternative forms === empenho (reintegrationist) === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from empeñar. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /emˈpeɲo/ [emˈpe.ɲʊ] Rhymes: -eɲo Hyphenation: em‧pe‧ño ==== Noun ==== empeño m (plural empeños) effort, endeavour Synonym: esforzo objective, goal Synonyms: afán, interese === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== empeño first-person singular present indicative of empeñar === Further reading === “empeño”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “empeño” in DIGALEGO - Dicionario de Galego, Ir Indo 2004, Xunta de Galicia 2013. == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /emˈpeɲo/ [ẽmˈpe.ɲo] Rhymes: -eɲo Syllabification: em‧pe‧ño === Etymology 1 === From Latin in pignus. ==== Noun ==== empeño m (plural empeños) effort, endeavor Synonym: esfuerzo insistence Synonym: insistencia commitment Synonym: compromiso obligation Synonym: obligación persistence Synonym: persistencia eagerness Synonym: avidez pawn Synonym: peón (Argentina, Honduras, Mexico) pawnshop Synonym: casa de empeño deposit, container deposit (can or bottle deposit) patron Synonym: patrón ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== empeño first-person singular present indicative of empeñar === Further reading === “empeño”, 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