enchufar

== Spanish == === Etymology === Onomatopoeic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ent͡ʃuˈfaɾ/ [ẽnʲ.t͡ʃuˈfaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: en‧chu‧far === Verb === enchufar (first-person singular present enchufo, first-person singular preterite enchufé, past participle enchufado) to plug in (colloquial, Spain) to pull strings; to obtain a job by influence or recommendation, not for his own merits because has connections or friends in high places ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: enxufar === Further reading === “enchufar”, 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 Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “enchufar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos