enxangar
Galician
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editenxangar (first-person singular present enxango, first-person singular preterite enxanguei, past participle enxangado)
- (transitive) to obstruct; to waste somebody's time
- Synonym: enredar
- 1850, Florencio Pol, Parrafeo de quintas:
- ¿Pro ti que pensas Froitoso Deste modo de enxangar?
El des que se abrino as Cortes Non soñan mais que en ladrar.- But what do you think, Froitoso, about this way of misbehaving?
This, that since the Parliament opened they [a certain group of representatives] just dream about barking?
- But what do you think, Froitoso, about this way of misbehaving?
- (intransitive) to procrastinate; to waste time
- Synonym: enredar
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of enxangar (g-gu alternation)
Reintegrated conjugation of enxangar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “enxangar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “enxangar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
- “enxangar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “enxangar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- “enxangar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.