engganyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ingganyo
• enganyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish engaño.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔeŋˈɡanjo/ [ʔɛŋˈɡaː.ɲo]
• Rhymes: -anjo
• Syllabification: eng‧gan‧yo

Noun

engganyo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜅ᜔ᜄᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. bait; enticement; seduction

   Synonyms: pain, patibong

2. (by extension) fascination; motivation; excitement

   Synonyms: tuwa, gana

3. deceit; fraud

   Synonyms: linlang, panlilinlang

Derived terms

• engganyuhin
• maengganyo
• mang-engganyo
• pang-engganyo
• tagaengganyo

 

Related terms

• engganyosa
• engganyoso