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Etymology edit

From enganir, probably from Gothic or Suevic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *angô (hook, angle), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (something bent, hook).[1] Compare anga (hook, handle).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

enganido (feminine enganida, masculine plural enganidos, feminine plural enganidas)

  1. huddled, hunched, crouched (because of fear, cold)
    Synonym: entalado

Noun edit

enganido m (plural enganidos)

  1. rickets
    Synonyms: engaraño, raquitismo, tangaraño

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References edit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “angazo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos