empeño

See also: empeñó

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin in pignus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /emˈpeɲo/ [ẽmˈpe.ɲo]

Noun

empeño m (plural empeños)

1. insistence, effort, endeavor

   Synonym: esfuerzo

2. obligation
3. persistence
4. eagerness
5. pawn
6. (Argentina, Honduras, Mexico) pawnshop

   Synonym: casa de empeño

7. deposit, container deposit (can or bottle deposit)
8. patron

Related terms

• casa de empeño
• empeñar
• empeñoso

 

Verb

empeño

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of empeñar.