enganchar

== Galician == === Etymology === Attested since 1858. From en- +‎ gancho (“hook”) +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [eŋɡanˈt͡ʃaɾ] === Verb === enganchar (first-person singular present engancho, first-person singular preterite enganchei, past participle enganchado) to hook (to attach or get attached to a hook) to grab, catch ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== aganchar (“to climb”) gancho (“hook”) ganzo (“twig”) === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “enganchar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “enganchar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “enganchar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “enganchar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “enganchar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From en- +‎ gancho +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: en‧gan‧char === Verb === enganchar (first-person singular present engancho, first-person singular preterite enganchei, past participle enganchado) to hook (to attach or get attached to a hook) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “enganchar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “enganchar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From en- +‎ gancho +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enɡanˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡãnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: en‧gan‧char === Verb === enganchar (first-person singular present engancho, first-person singular preterite enganché, past participle enganchado) to hook to get (someone) in one's clutches (reflexive, slang) to get high (take drugs) (transitive, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic) to trick or deceive (someone) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “enganchar”, 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 “enganchar”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010