Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Perhaps from Arabic.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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embelecar (first-person singular present embeleco, first-person singular preterite embelequei, past participle embelecado)

  1. (transitive) to deceive
    Synonym: enganar
  2. (instransitive) to stumble
    Synonyms: enzopelar, tropezar

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

Spanish

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Verb

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embelecar (first-person singular present embeleco, first-person singular preterite embelequé, past participle embelecado)

  1. (transitive) to deceive

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