enxangar

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Galician

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Etymology

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From en- +‎ xango +‎ -ar.

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enxangar (first-person singular present enxango, first-person singular preterite enxanguei, past participle enxangado)

  1. (transitive) to obstruct; to waste somebody's time
    Synonym: enredar
    • 1850, Florencio Pol, Parrafeo de quintas:
      ¿Pro ti que pensas Froitoso Deste modo de enxangar?
      El des que se abrino as Cortes Non soñan mais que en ladrar.
      But what do you think, Froitoso, about this way of misbehaving?
      This, that since the Parliament opened they [a certain group of representatives] just dream about barking?
  2. (intransitive) to procrastinate; to waste time
    Synonym: enredar

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