in fraganti

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A corruption of Medieval Latin in flagrante [‌delicto‌], contaminated by fragante (“notorious”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˌin fɾaˈɡanti/ [ˌĩɱ fɾaˈɣ̞ãn̪.t̪i]
Syllabification: in fra‧gan‧ti

Adverb[edit]

in fraganti

red-handed, in flagrante delicto

Further reading[edit]

“in fraganti”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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