"embrollo" meaning in Spanish

See embrollo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /emˈbɾoʝo/, [ẽmˈbɾo.ʝo], /emˈbɾoʝo/, [ẽmˈbɾo.ʝo], /emˈbɾoʎo/, [ẽmˈbɾo.ʎo], /emˈbɾoʃo/, [ẽmˈbɾo.ʃo], /emˈbɾoʒo/, [ẽmˈbɾo.ʒo] Forms: embrollos [plural]
Rhymes: -oʝo, -oʝo (most of Spain and Latin America), -oʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines), -oʃo (Buenos Aires and environs), -oʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Etymology: Deverbal from embrollar. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|es|embrollar}} Deverbal from embrollar Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} embrollo m (plural embrollos)
  1. huddle, mess Tags: masculine Synonyms: confusión, enredo, follón, lío, maraña
    Sense id: en-embrollo-es-noun-mHJKw0Uq
  2. lie Tags: masculine Synonyms: mentira, embuste, grupo
    Sense id: en-embrollo-es-noun-yLGho-a8
  3. trouble, hassle Tags: masculine Synonyms: confusión, follón, lío, problema
    Sense id: en-embrollo-es-noun-3RdiV9rB Categories (other): Spanish deverbals Disambiguation of Spanish deverbals: 33 9 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: desembrollar, embrollar, embrollista, embrollón
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /emˈbɾoʝo/, [ẽmˈbɾo.ʝo], /emˈbɾoʝo/, [ẽmˈbɾo.ʝo], /emˈbɾoʎo/, [ẽmˈbɾo.ʎo], /emˈbɾoʃo/, [ẽmˈbɾo.ʃo], /emˈbɾoʒo/, [ẽmˈbɾo.ʒo]
Rhymes: -oʝo, -oʝo (most of Spain and Latin America), -oʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines), -oʃo (Buenos Aires and environs), -oʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} embrollo
  1. first-person singular present indicative of embrollar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: embrollar
    Sense id: en-embrollo-es-verb-29URelig Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 17 1 23 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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          "huddle",
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          "word": "confusión"
        },
        {
          "word": "enredo"
        },
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          "word": "follón"
        },
        {
          "word": "lío"
        },
        {
          "word": "maraña"
        }
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          "word": "problema"
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      "ipa": "/emˈbɾoʝo/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ẽmˈbɾo.ʝo]"
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    {
      "ipa": "/emˈbɾoʝo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ẽmˈbɾo.ʝo]"
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    {
      "ipa": "/emˈbɾoʎo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ẽmˈbɾo.ʎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/emˈbɾoʃo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ẽmˈbɾo.ʃo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/emˈbɾoʒo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ẽmˈbɾo.ʒo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oʝo"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "embrollo"
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      "ipa": "/emˈbɾoʝo/"
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      "ipa": "[ẽmˈbɾo.ʝo]"
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      "ipa": "/emˈbɾoʎo/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ẽmˈbɾo.ʎo]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/emˈbɾoʃo/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ẽmˈbɾo.ʃo]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/emˈbɾoʒo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ẽmˈbɾo.ʒo]"
    },
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-oʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)"
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          "mess",
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          "word": "confusión"
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          "word": "enredo"
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          "word": "follón"
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          "word": "lío"
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          "word": "maraña"
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          "word": "confusión"
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          "word": "follón"
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          "word": "lío"
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          "word": "problema"
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    {
      "ipa": "/emˈbɾoʝo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ẽmˈbɾo.ʝo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/emˈbɾoʝo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ẽmˈbɾo.ʝo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/emˈbɾoʎo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ẽmˈbɾo.ʎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/emˈbɾoʃo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ẽmˈbɾo.ʃo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/emˈbɾoʒo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ẽmˈbɾo.ʒo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oʝo"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "embrollo"
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      "ipa": "/emˈbɾoʝo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ẽmˈbɾo.ʝo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/emˈbɾoʝo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ẽmˈbɾo.ʝo]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/emˈbɾoʎo/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ẽmˈbɾo.ʎo]"
    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ẽmˈbɾo.ʃo]"
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      "ipa": "[ẽmˈbɾo.ʒo]"
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