tejemaneje
Spanish
editEtymology
editVerb-verb compound, composed of teje (“weave”) + maneje (“manage, handle”), using the subjunctive form presumably so the two components rhyme.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittejemaneje m (plural tejemanejes)
- intrigue, scheme
- corruption, graft
- fiddle, shady deal (fraud)
- knack
Further reading
edit- “tejemaneje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014