enchufar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Andalusian Arabic جوف (jūf), from Arabic جَوْف (jawf, cavity).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ent͡ʃuˈfaɾ/ [ẽnʲ.t͡ʃuˈfaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧chu‧far

Verb

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enchufar (first-person singular present enchufo, first-person singular preterite enchufé, past participle enchufado)

  1. to plug in
  2. (colloquial, Spain) to pull strings; to obtain a job by influence or recommendation, not for his own merits because has connections or friends in high places

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: enxufar

Further reading

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