enganxar
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From en- + ganxo (“hook”) + -ar.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əŋ.ɡəɲˈʃa]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [eŋ.ɡaɲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
- Homophone: enganxà
Verb edit
enganxar (first-person singular present enganxo, first-person singular preterite enganxí, past participle enganxat)
- to stick (together), to paste
- to attach, to hitch (up), to hook up
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to stick, to adhere [+ a/en (object) = to]
- (computing) to paste (insert an item previously saved to memory)
- (military) to recruit
- (figurative) to catch, ensnare, inveigle, rope in
- (figurative, takes a reflexive pronoun) get hooked (on drugs, etc.)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of enganxar (first conjugation)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “enganxar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.