empeño

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See also: empeñó

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /emˈpeɲo/ [ẽmˈpe.ɲo]
  • Rhymes: -eɲo
  • Syllabification: em‧pe‧ño

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin in pignus.

Noun[edit]

empeño m (plural empeños)

  1. insistence, effort, endeavor, commitment
    Synonym: esfuerzo
  2. obligation
    Synonym: obligación
  3. persistence
    Synonym: persistencia
  4. eagerness
    Synonym: avidez
  5. pawn
    Synonym: peón
  6. (Argentina, Honduras, Mexico) pawnshop
    Synonym: casa de empeño
  7. deposit, container deposit (can or bottle deposit)
  8. patron
    Synonym: patrón
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Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

empeño

  1. first-person singular present indicative of empeñar

Further reading[edit]

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